11th Grade Module 3 Literature Quiz 1

Question 1

Whose birth and death coincided with the appearance of Halley's Comet (1835-1910)?

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain

Question 2

Which novel begins like this?

Accepted Answer

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Question 3

Which of these characters is NOT a child?

Accepted Answer

Bilbo Baggins

Question 4

Who wrote Great Expectations, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities?

Accepted Answer

Charles Dickens

Question 5

Which is the missing word in the title of Jane Austen's novel "...and Prejudice"?

Accepted Answer

Pride

Question 6

Who is a wizard in Tolkien's novels?

Accepted Answer

Gandalf

Question 7

Which is NOT a Jane Austen novel?

Accepted Answer

Lord of the Rings

Question 8

Who was born AND died in the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

Charles Dickens

Question 9

Who was born on 3 January 1892 in Bloemfontein, in the present-day Republic of South Africa?

Accepted Answer

J.R.R. Tolkien

Question 10

Who was a professor of English language and literature at Oxford?

Accepted Answer

J.R.R. Tolkien

Question 11

Who was born in the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

Jane Austen

Question 12

Which is the missing word in the title of Jane Austen´s novel "Sense and..."?

Accepted Answer

Sensibility

Question 13

Which character name is correct?

Accepted Answer

Tom Sawyer

Question 14

Who was the 7th of 8 children and had one older sister named Cassandra?

Accepted Answer

Jane Austen

Question 15

Which American writer, journalist, and humorist gave this definition of a classic in literature?

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain

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