Who is the author of “Pride and Prejudice”?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Jane Austen
C) William Shakespeare
D) Emily Brontë
Answer: B) Jane Austen
Which of these works is NOT written by William Shakespeare?
A) Macbeth
B) To Kill a Mockingbird
C) Hamlet
D) Romeo and Juliet
Answer: B) To Kill a Mockingbird
Who wrote “1984,” a dystopian novel that explores themes of totalitarianism and surveillance?
A) George Orwell
B) Aldous Huxley
C) J.D. Salinger
D) F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer: A) George Orwell
“The Great Gatsby” is a novel written by which author?
A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Mark Twain
D) John Steinbeck
Answer: A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who is the playwright known for works such as “Romeo and Juliet” and “Hamlet”?
A) William Wordsworth
B) William Shakespeare
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) John Milton
Answer: B) William Shakespeare
Which novel by Harper Lee deals with themes of racial injustice and moral growth?
A) To Kill a Mockingbird
B) The Catcher in the Rye
C) The Grapes of Wrath
D) Animal Farm
Answer: A) To Kill a Mockingbird
Who is the author of “The Catcher in the Rye,” a novel about teenage angst and rebellion?
A) J.D. Salinger
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) Mark Twain
Answer: A) J.D. Salinger
Which of these literary works is a play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials?
A) Death of a Salesman
B) The Crucible
C) A Streetcar Named Desire
D) Of Mice and Men
Answer: B) The Crucible
Who wrote the novel “Lord of the Flies,” which explores themes of civilization and savagery?
A) William Golding
B) George Orwell
C) Aldous Huxley
D) Ray Bradbury
Answer: A) William Golding
“Wuthering Heights” is a novel written by which author?
A) Charlotte Brontë
B) Emily Brontë
C) Jane Austen
D) Virginia Woolf
Answer: B) Emily BrontëWho is the author of the novel “Moby-Dick,” a story about Captain Ahab’s obsession with a white whale?
A) Herman Melville
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Mark Twain
D) Ralph Waldo Emerson
Answer: A) Herman Melville
Which author wrote the novel “Brave New World,” a dystopian exploration of a futuristic society?
A) Aldous Huxley
B) George Orwell
C) Ray Bradbury
D) J.R.R. Tolkien
Answer: A) Aldous Huxley
“The Canterbury Tales” is a collection of stories written by which medieval English author?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
B) John Milton
C) William Blake
D) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Answer: A) Geoffrey Chaucer
Who is the author of the novel “Jane Eyre,” a story about a governess’s experiences and growth?
A) Emily Brontë
B) Charlotte Brontë
C) Anne Brontë
D) Mary Shelley
Answer: B) Charlotte Brontë
Which of the following works is a play by Tennessee Williams that explores themes of desire and societal expectations?
A) A Streetcar Named Desire
B) Death of a Salesman
C) Waiting for Godot
D) The Glass Menagerie
Answer: A) A Streetcar Named Desire
Who wrote the novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” a landmark work in magical realism?
A) Gabriel García Márquez
B) Isabel Allende
C) Julio Cortázar
D) Jorge Luis Borges
Answer: A) Gabriel García Márquez
“The Odyssey” is an epic poem attributed to which ancient Greek author?
A) Homer
B) Plato
C) Aristotle
D) Sophocles
Answer: A) Homer
Which author is known for the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” exploring themes of vanity and morality?
A) Oscar Wilde
B) James Joyce
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Joseph Conrad
Answer: A) Oscar Wilde
“The Scarlet Letter” is a novel written by which American author, exploring themes of sin and redemption?
A) Nathaniel Hawthorne
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Washington Irving
D) Herman Melville
Answer: A) Nathaniel Hawthorne
Who is the author of the play “Romeo and Juliet,” a tragic love story set in Verona?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Christopher Marlowe
C) Ben Jonson
D) John Donne
Answer: A) William ShakespeareWho wrote the novel “Heart of Darkness,” which explores themes of imperialism and human nature?
A) Joseph Conrad
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) William Faulkner
Answer: A) Joseph Conrad
“Frankenstein” is a novel written by which author, exploring themes of creation and identity?
A) Mary Shelley
B) Emily Brontë
C) Jane Austen
D) Virginia Woolf
Answer: A) Mary Shelley
Which author wrote the novel “The Grapes of Wrath,” depicting the struggles of the Joad family during the Great Depression?
A) John Steinbeck
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) William Faulkner
Answer: A) John Steinbeck
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a novel written by which American author?
A) Mark Twain
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Ralph Waldo Emerson
Answer: A) Mark Twain
Who is the author of the novel “Walden,” a reflection on simple living in natural surroundings?
A) Henry David Thoreau
B) Ralph Waldo Emerson
C) Walt Whitman
D) Emily Dickinson
Answer: A) Henry David Thoreau
“The Waste Land” is a poem written by which modernist poet?
A) T.S. Eliot
B) W.B. Yeats
C) Ezra Pound
D) Wallace Stevens
Answer: A) T.S. Eliot
Who is known for the novel “A Clockwork Orange,” which explores themes of free will and social control?
A) Anthony Burgess
B) George Orwell
C) Aldous Huxley
D) Ray Bradbury
Answer: A) Anthony Burgess
“The Sun Also Rises” is a novel written by which American author?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) John Steinbeck
D) William Faulkner
Answer: A) Ernest Hemingway
Who wrote the play “Death of a Salesman,” exploring themes of the American Dream and family dynamics?
A) Arthur Miller
B) Tennessee Williams
C) Eugene O’Neill
D) Edward Albee
Answer: A) Arthur Miller
Which author is known for the novel “Invisible Man,” addressing themes of race and identity?
A) Ralph Ellison
B) Langston Hughes
C) James Baldwin
D) Zora Neale Hurston
Answer: A) Ralph EllisonWho is the author of “The Chronicles of Narnia” series?
A) J.R.R. Tolkien
B) C.S. Lewis
C) J.K. Rowling
D) Philip Pullman
Answer: B) C.S. Lewis
“The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” are epic poems attributed to which ancient Greek author?
A) Sophocles
B) Euripides
C) Homer
D) Aeschylus
Answer: C) Homer
Who is the author of “The Grapes of Wrath,” a novel about the Joad family during the Great Depression?
A) John Steinbeck
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) William Faulkner
Answer: A) John Steinbeck
“The Divine Comedy” is an epic poem written by which Italian poet?
A) Dante Alighieri
B) Petrarch
C) Giovanni Boccaccio
D) Francesco Petrarca
Answer: A) Dante Alighieri
Who wrote the novel “Sense and Sensibility,” exploring themes of societal expectations and romance?
A) Jane Austen
B) Charlotte Brontë
C) Emily Brontë
D) Mary Shelley
Answer: A) Jane Austen
Which author wrote “The Color Purple,” a novel about African American women’s struggles and triumphs?
A) Alice Walker
B) Toni Morrison
C) Maya Angelou
D) Zora Neale Hurston
Answer: A) Alice Walker
“The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Raven” are works by which American author?
A) Edgar Allan Poe
B) Herman Melville
C) Nathaniel Hawthorne
D) Mark Twain
Answer: A) Edgar Allan Poe
Who is the author of the novel “Emma,” a comedic exploration of matchmaking and social class?
A) Jane Austen
B) Charlotte Brontë
C) Emily Brontë
D) Mary Shelley
Answer: A) Jane Austen
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Romeo and Juliet” are works by which playwright?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Christopher Marlowe
C) Ben Jonson
D) John Donne
Answer: A) William Shakespeare
Who wrote the novel “Beloved,” exploring themes of slavery and memory?
A) Toni Morrison
B) Alice Walker
C) Maya Angelou
D) Zora Neale Hurston
Answer: A) Toni MorrisonWho is the author of the play “Macbeth,” a tragedy about ambition and power?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Christopher Marlowe
C) Ben Jonson
D) John Webster
Answer: A) William Shakespeare
“A Farewell to Arms” is a novel written by which American author?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) John Steinbeck
D) William Faulkner
Answer: A) Ernest Hemingway
Who wrote the novel “The Handmaid’s Tale,” exploring themes of totalitarianism and gender oppression?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Sylvia Plath
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Doris Lessing
Answer: A) Margaret Atwood
“The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” are poems by which American poet?
A) Robert Frost
B) Emily Dickinson
C) Walt Whitman
D) Langston Hughes
Answer: A) Robert Frost
Who is the author of the novel “The Old Man and the Sea,” depicting an old fisherman’s struggle with a giant marlin?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) John Steinbeck
D) William Faulkner
Answer: A) Ernest Hemingway
“The Raven” is a poem written by which American author?
A) Edgar Allan Poe
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Herman Melville
D) Mark Twain
Answer: A) Edgar Allan Poe
Who wrote the novel “The Outsiders,” exploring themes of social class and identity among teenagers?
A) S.E. Hinton
B) Judy Blume
C) Roald Dahl
D) Beverly Cleary
Answer: A) S.E. Hinton
“The Canterbury Tales” is attributed to which medieval English poet?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
B) John Milton
C) William Wordsworth
D) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Answer: A) Geoffrey Chaucer
Who is the author of the novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” narrated by the disillusioned teenager Holden Caulfield?
A) J.D. Salinger
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) John Steinbeck
Answer: A) J.D. Salinger
“Paradise Lost” is an epic poem written by which English poet?
A) John Milton
B) William Wordsworth
C) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D) William Blake
Answer: A) John Milton