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Literature Quizzes & Trivia

This is an easy quiz about famous authors.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    In 1951, Herman Wouk wrote which classic?

    • A.

      Winesburg, Ohio

    • B.

      Ragtime

    • C.

      The Caine Mutiny

    • D.

      The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie

    Correct Answer
    C. The Caine Mutiny
  • 2. 

    Famous author Heller has a full name of?

    • A.

      Daphne Heller

    • B.

      Toni Heller

    • C.

      Joseph Heller

    • D.

      Reynolds Heller

    Correct Answer
    C. Joseph Heller
  • 3. 

    Famous author Nabokov has a full name of?

    • A.

      Henry Nabokov

    • B.

      Evelyn Nabokov

    • C.

      Norman Nabokov

    • D.

      Vladimir Nabokov

    Correct Answer
    D. Vladimir Nabokov
  • 4. 

    Famous author Salinger has a full name of?

    • A.

      Mario Salinger

    • B.

      J. D. Salinger

    • C.

      John K. Salinger

    • D.

      W. Somerset Salinger

    Correct Answer
    B. J. D. Salinger
  • 5. 

    Famous author Huxley has a full name of?

    • A.

      Erskine Huxley

    • B.

      Ford Maddox Huxley

    • C.

      T. H. Huxley

    • D.

      Aldous Huxley

    Correct Answer
    D. Aldous Huxley
  • 6. 

    Famous author Ellison has a full name of?

    • A.

      Salman Ellison

    • B.

      Joseph Ellison

    • C.

      Maurice Ellison

    • D.

      Ralph Ellison

    Correct Answer
    D. Ralph Ellison
  • 7. 

    What is the first name of Joyce, the famous author of "Ulysses"?

    • A.

      James

    • B.

      Theodore

    • C.

      Frank

    • D.

      John

    Correct Answer
    A. James
  • 8. 

    Famous author Wright has a full name of?

    • A.

      Max Wright

    • B.

      Richard Wright

    • C.

      Olive-Ann Wright

    • D.

      Larry Wright

    Correct Answer
    B. Richard Wright
  • 9. 

    Famous author Woolf has a full name of?

    • A.

      Virginia Woolf

    • B.

      Salman Woolf

    • C.

      Sinclair Woolf

    • D.

      Upton Woolf

    Correct Answer
    A. Virginia Woolf
  • 10. 

    Famous author Lee has a full name of?

    • A.

      D. H. Lee

    • B.

      Betty Lee

    • C.

      Harper Lee

    • D.

      Thornton Lee

    Correct Answer
    C. Harper Lee
  • 11. 

    Famous author Morrison has a full name of?

    • A.

      Alice Morrison

    • B.

      D. H. Morrison

    • C.

      Toni Morrison

    • D.

      Upton Morrison

    Correct Answer
    C. Toni Morrison
  • 12. 

    Famous author White has a full name of?

    • A.

      William S. White

    • B.

      Reynolds White

    • C.

      E. B. White

    • D.

      Douglas White

    Correct Answer
    C. E. B. White
  • 13. 

    Famous author Cather has a full name of?

    • A.

      Anne Cather

    • B.

      Henry Cather

    • C.

      Ford Maddox Cather

    • D.

      Willa Cather

    Correct Answer
    D. Willa Cather
  • 14. 

    Famous author Du Maurier has a full name of?

    • A.

      Toni Du Maurier

    • B.

      Daphne Du Maurier

    • C.

      Alice Du Maurier

    • D.

      John Du Maurier

    Correct Answer
    B. Daphne Du Maurier
  • 15. 

    Famous author Irving has a full name of?

    • A.

      Herman Irving

    • B.

      E. M. Irving

    • C.

      John Irving

    • D.

      Salman Irving

    Correct Answer
    C. John Irving

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