What is the name of the last book of Harry Potter series?

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Which story was not written by Charles Dickens?

The importance of being earnest

Which of these quotes was probably not written by Oscar Wilde?

What is important is invisible to the eyes.

What went wrong with the experiment in "The Invisible Man"?

The scientist lost the power to make himself visible again

What did animals want when they started the "revolution"?

They wanted to live in a fair society with no cruel master

Finish the famous quote: All animals are equal ...

but some are more equal than others

What did Jane find out on their wedding day?

That Mr Rochester already had a wife

The main characters of "Hobbit" are ............

Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and Thorin

Robinson Crusoe gave his friend a funny name because

he saved him from canibals on Friday

What harm did Henry VIII do to English literature?

He burnt the Roman Catholic monasteries.

What is William Golding´s most famous novel about?

the destructive power of anarchy

Jane Austen’s novels concentrate on the

dependence of women on a good marriage to secure themselves

In Gulliver´s Travels the author

criticizes human nature and society

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1
What is the name of the last book of Harry Potter series?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Philosopher´s Stone
2
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote
Pilgrim Tales
Stratford Tales
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Legends
3
Which Bronte sister wrote Jane Eyre?
Anne Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Emily Brontë
Jane Brontë
4
Which story was not written by Charles Dickens?
The importance of being earnest
Christmas Carol
David Copperfield
Great expectations
5
What other story did the author of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde write?
Two faces of a Man
The story of Good and Bad
Treasure Island
Beauty and terror
6
Which of these quotes was probably not written by Oscar Wilde?
I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
What is important is invisible to the eyes.
A good friend will always stab you in the front.
7
What went wrong with the experiment in "The Invisible Man"?
The scientist lost the power to make himself visible again
The scientist enjoyed stealing and killing people
The scientist refused to become visible again
The scientist turned into a monster
8
Who is considered "the Queen of the detective novel"?
Mrs Marple
Emily Bronte
Agatha Christie
J.K.Rowling
9
Which story was not written by Roald Dahl?
Matilda
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
the Happy Prince
The Big Friendly Giant
10
George Orwell´s books fall into the category of
utopian literature
science fiction
children´s literature
distopian literature
11
What isn´t a part of The Lord of the Rings?
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Hobbits
The Return of the King
12
What did animals want when they started the "revolution"?
They wanted to show people that animals are better
They wanted to kill people
They wanted to live in a fair society with no cruel master
They wanted to have enough food
13
Frankenstein was written by
George Orwell
Percy Bysshe Shelley
G.G. Byron
Mary Shelley
14
Who is this??
Oscar Wilde
Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
15
Finish the famous quote: All animals are equal ...
and work for the common good
and have the right to food
but some are more equal than others
but some are better
16
Which queen was the supporter of Shakespeare´s theater?
Elisabeth II
Victoria
Bloody Mary
Elisabeth I
17
Who is the author of James Bond?
A.C.Doyle
Ian Fleming
Agatha Christie
H.G.Wells
18
What did Jane find out on their wedding day?
That their house burnt down
That she inheritted a lot of money
That Mr Rochester was blind
That Mr Rochester already had a wife
19
The main characters of "Hobbit" are ............
Frodo Baggins and Aragorn
Frodo Baggins, Gandalf and Sauron
Bilbo Baggins, dwarves and elves
Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and Thorin
20
Who was the author of the story (of Dr J and Mr H)?
Oscar Wilde
Percy Byshe Shelley
Jonathan Swift
Robert Lewis Stevenson
21
Who was the author of The Lord of the Flies?
George Orwell
William Goldberg
William Golding
J.R.R.Tolkien
22
Robinson Crusoe gave his friend a funny name because
Friday was his favourite day
he saved him from canibals on Friday
Friday was the name of the ship he came with
he shipwrecked on Friday
23
What harm did Henry VIII do to English literature?
He banned the books he didn´t like.
He burnt the Roman Catholic monasteries.
He wrote many books himself.
He killed the writers he didn´t like.
24
Gulliver´s travels was written by
Daniel Defoe
Gulliver himself
Gulliver´s son
Jonathan Swift
25
Who were typical characters in Charles Dicken´s novels?
thieves and robbers
rich people who saved poor children
middle-class London people
poor mistreated children
26
The first written work of art of English literature is
King Arthur´s legends
The Knights of a Round Table legends
Beowolf
Beowulf
27
What isn´t a title of any of A.Christie´s books?
Murder on the train
Death on the Nile
Ten Little Indians
The Hollow
28
Oscar Wilde was imprisoned because ...
he wrote a weird story about a beautiful man
he had a gay relationship
his fairy tales never had a happy end
he was too open-minded for his time
29
Who is the main character in 1984?
O´Brian
Mr Bradbury
John Smith
Winston Smith
30
After the Norman invasion Latin was used
by common people
by the Church
by the King´s Court
by teachers of Latin
31
Frankenstein is the name of
a serious killer
a monster
a scientist
a writer of horror stories
32
The main character of his novel - Dorian Gray is ...
handsome and cruel
handsome and kind
tired of being handsome, so he wants to be ugly
ugly but wants to be handsome
33
Which od these fairy tales Oscar Wilde didn´t write?
The Rose and the Nightingale
The Selfish Giant
Beautiful Prince
Happy Prince
34
The main detective in the famous stories by A.C.Doyle is called
Dr Watson
Hercule Poirot
Father Brown
Sherlock Holmes
35
What is the name of the musical based on G.B.Shaw´s 'Pygmalion' ?
Pretty Woman
Cats
My Fair Lady
Flower Lady
36
Jane Eyre worked as a teacher at a mansion of
John Donne
Mr Rochester
Mr Robinson
Mr Darcy
37
Who was the author of the famous storybook 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
Rudyard Kipling
H.G Wells
Lewis Carroll
JohnKippling
38
Who wasn´t in the Fellowship of the Ring?:
Sauron
Gandalf
Aragorn
Frodo
39
Which animals took a lead in Orwell´s Animal Farm?
dogs
cows
horses
pigs
40
"Jungle Book" was written by
Ian Fleming
Rudyard Kipling
George Orwell
Roald Dahl
41
What did the scientist in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde try to do?
to split human soul
to cure evil mind
to find the cure for schizophrenia
to bring dead body back to life
42
What is William Golding´s most famous novel about?
the destructive power of anarchy
the evil side of a man
the terrors of the WWII
the destruction of our planet
43
What is the name of the main male character in Pride and Prejudice?
Mr Bingley
Mr Darcy
Mr Bennet
Tom Hanks
44
John Milton´s most famous work is
Paradise and Hell
What the hell?
Paradise lost
Paradise forgotten
45
Herbert George Wells wrote
A portrait of a Young Man
New Frankenstein
The invisible man
Back to the future
46
Jane Austen’s novels concentrate on the
life of very poor people
child´s labour
dependence of men on women who would cook for them.
dependence of women on a good marriage to secure themselves
47
What is the name of the fictional country in C.S.Lewis´s novels?
Rivendell
Undying Land
Middle-Earth
Narnia
48
Jane Austen´s most famous novel is ...
Anger and prejudice
Pride and happiness
Sense and reason
Pride and prejudice
49
What was forbidden in the distopian society of "1984"?
loving Big Brother
watching TV
reading books
spying on your neighbours
50
In Gulliver´s Travels the author
admires English contemporary society
writes romantic stories about sea adventures
criticizes human nature and society
criticizes sea explorations

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