Questions & Answers
Browse all 25 questions from the
English Literature Essentials study set below.
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1
Who wrote the famous tragedy Romeo and Juliet?
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A
William Shakespeare
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B
Charles Dickens
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C
Jane Austen
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D
Mark Twain
2
Which novel features a young orphan named Oliver Twist?
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A
Great Expectations
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B
Oliver Twist
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C
Jane Eyre
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D
Wuthering Heights
3
In George Orwell's '1984', what is the name of the totalitarian leader?
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A
Big Brother
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B
The Controller
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C
The Chairman
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D
The Warden
4
Who is the author of the 'Harry Potter' series?
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A
J.R.R. Tolkien
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B
C.S. Lewis
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C
J.K. Rowling
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D
Roald Dahl
5
Which Jane Austen novel begins with the line 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife'?
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A
Emma
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B
Sense and Sensibility
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C
Persuasion
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D
Pride and Prejudice
6
Which author created the famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
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A
Agatha Christie
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B
Arthur Conan Doyle
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C
Edgar Allan Poe
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D
Wilkie Collins
7
What is the name of the magical land in C.S. Lewis's 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'?
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A
Middle-earth
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B
Neverland
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C
Narnia
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D
Wonderland
8
Which book by Mary Shelley is considered one of the earliest examples of science fiction?
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A
Dracula
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B
Frankenstein
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C
The Invisible Man
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D
The Time Machine
9
Who wrote 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'?
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A
Mark Twain
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B
Ernest Hemingway
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C
Jack London
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D
Herman Melville
10
In 'Moby-Dick', what kind of creature is Moby Dick?
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A
Shark
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B
Whale
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C
Octopus
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D
Dolphin
11
Which play by William Shakespeare features a character named Hamlet who is the Prince of Denmark?
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A
Macbeth
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B
Othello
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C
Hamlet
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D
King Lear
12
What is the title of the epic poem written by John Milton about the fall of man?
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A
The Odyssey
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B
Paradise Lost
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C
The Divine Comedy
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D
Beowulf
13
Which author wrote 'The Hobbit'?
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A
J.R.R. Tolkien
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B
George R.R. Martin
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C
Terry Pratchett
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D
Ursula K. Le Guin
14
What is the name of the hobbit who carries the One Ring to Mount Doom?
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A
Samwise Gamgee
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B
Bilbo Baggins
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C
Frodo Baggins
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D
Pippin Took
15
Which novel by Charlotte Brontë tells the story of a governess at Thornfield Hall?
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A
Jane Eyre
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B
Villette
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C
Shirley
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D
Emma
16
Who wrote the children's classic 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
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A
Lewis Carroll
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B
Beatrix Potter
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C
A.A. Milne
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D
Kenneth Grahame
17
Which book features a group of boys stranded on an island, written by William Golding?
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A
Treasure Island
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B
Lord of the Flies
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C
Robinson Crusoe
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D
The Coral Island
18
In the novel 'Peter Pan', what is the name of Peter's fairy companion?
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A
Wendy
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B
Tiger Lily
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C
Tinker Bell
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D
Nana
19
Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'?
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A
Geoffrey Chaucer
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B
John Donne
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C
William Blake
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D
John Keats
20
Which novel by Bram Stoker introduced the famous vampire Count Dracula?
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A
Carmilla
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B
Dracula
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C
The Vampyre
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D
Interview with the Vampire
21
What is the full name of the author who wrote 'A Christmas Carol'?
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A
Charles Dickens
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B
Thomas Hardy
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C
Oscar Wilde
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D
Robert Louis Stevenson
22
Which poem by Rudyard Kipling is often associated with the 'White Man's Burden'?
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A
The Jungle Book
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B
If—
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C
Gunga Din
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D
The Man Who Would Be King
23
In J.M. Barrie's work, where does Peter Pan live?
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A
Wonderland
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B
Neverland
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C
Oz
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D
Narnia
24
Who is the author of 'Wuthering Heights'?
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A
Emily Brontë
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B
Charlotte Brontë
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C
Anne Brontë
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D
George Eliot
25
Which epic poem tells the story of a Scandinavian hero fighting the monster Grendel?
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A
The Iliad
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B
The Aeneid
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C
Beowulf
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D
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
