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Are you interested in novels? We have a great selection of quizzes on the most famous works that will allow you to test your knowledge on characters, plots, themes and literary styles.
Do you know the plot details of “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald? Can you name the key characters in Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables”? Can you identify the different narrative voices in Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway”?
Our novel quizzes will help you discover fascinating new literary facts and familiarize yourself with some of literature’s most important works. Novel trivia is a fun way to expand your knowledge and understanding of the world of literature. So, whether you’re a fiction lover or just curious, come test your knowledge with our fiction quizzes.
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Which character is the leader of the pirates in Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island?
2Long John Silver
1Billy Bones
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In Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the pirates' leader is Long John Silver, a cunning and fearsome cook with a buccaneering past.
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In Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the pirates' leader is Long John Silver, a cunning and fearsome cook with a buccaneering past.
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In Richard Matheson's science fiction novel I am a Legend, which character survives the pandemic?
2Robert Neville
1Ben Corthman
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In Richard Matheson's science-fiction novel I Am Legend, Robert Neville is the character who survives the pandemic and fights the vampires.
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In Richard Matheson's science-fiction novel I Am Legend, Robert Neville is the character who survives the pandemic and fights the vampires.
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Under which pseudonym did Emily Brontë publish the novel Wuthering Heights?
2Ellis Bell
1Aurore Dupin
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Emily Brontë published Wuthering Heights under the male pseudonym Ellis Bell in 1847, to escape the gender prejudices of authors of the time.
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Emily Brontë published Wuthering Heights under the male pseudonym Ellis Bell in 1847, to escape the gender prejudices of authors of the time.
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What is the sequel to the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll?
2Through the Looking-Glass
1Alice and the white rabbit
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The sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865, is Through the Looking Glass, written in 1871.
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The sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865, is Through the Looking Glass, written in 1871.
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What is the title of the film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird released in 1962?
1Silence and shadows
2When the nightingale dies
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The 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel is To Kill a Mockingbird.
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The 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel is To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Who is the author of the dystopian science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 published in 1953?
1Ray Bradbury
2Aldous Huxley
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Ray Bradbury is the author of the dystopian science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, published in 1953. This classic explores a future where books are banned and burned.
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Ray Bradbury is the author of the dystopian science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, published in 1953. This classic explores a future where books are banned and burned.
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Who is the author of the realist novel Bel-Ami published in 1885?
2Guy de Maupassant
1Gustave Flaubert
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The author of the realistic novel Bel-Ami, published in 1885, is Guy de Maupassant, a famous 19th-century French writer.
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The author of the realistic novel Bel-Ami, published in 1885, is Guy de Maupassant, a famous 19th-century French writer.
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Which novel inspired Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's film Nosferatu the Vampire?
1Dracula
2The Vampire Diaries
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's Nosferatu the Vampire is based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, published in 1897.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's Nosferatu the Vampire is based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, published in 1897.
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Which novel by Boris Vian was published in 1947?
1Froth on the Daydream
2Heartsnatcher
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In 1947, Boris Vian published Froth on the Daydream, a novel combining love, poetry and surrealism, where the absurd rubs shoulders with tenderness in a dreamlike universe.
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In 1947, Boris Vian published Froth on the Daydream, a novel combining love, poetry and surrealism, where the absurd rubs shoulders with tenderness in a dreamlike universe.
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Which Russian writer wrote the novel Crime and Punishment in 1866?
1Fiodor Dostoïevski
2Léon Tolstoï
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Nineteenth-century Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote the novel Crime and Punishment, published in 1866, which explores the psychology of a murderer in search of redemption.
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Nineteenth-century Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote the novel Crime and Punishment, published in 1866, which explores the psychology of a murderer in search of redemption.
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