Trivia Questions On 8th Grade - Literature

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1.

What weapon is a symbol of Poseidon?
- A.
  
  Sword
- B.
  
  Trident
- C.
  
  Spear
- D.
  
  Dagger
2.

Which elder gods were overthrown by the Olympians?
- A.
  
  Cyclops
- B.
  
  Titans
- C.
  
  Frost Giants
- D.
  
  The Giants
3.

Which of the Titans ate his children as they were born?
- A.
  
  Prometheus
- B.
  
  Rhea
- C.
  
  Atlas
- D.
  
  Cronus
4.

What were the nine singing daughters of Zeus who each had a specialty called?
- A.
  
  Muses
- B.
  
  Harpies
- C.
  
  Sirens
- D.
  
  Gorgons
5.

Which Ancient Greek writer wrote a series of fables?
- A.
  
  Homer
- B.
  
  Aesop
- C.
  
  Socrates
- D.
  
  Plato
6.

In the "Aesop's Fable", what did Androcles remove from the lion's paw?
- A.
  
  A Rope
- B.
  
  An Arrow
- C.
  
  A Thorn
- D.
  
  A Pearl
7.

In the "Aesop's Fable", who did the Fox trick into dropping a piece of meat?
- A.
  
  A Cow
- B.
  
  A Rabbit
- C.
  
  The Crow
- D.
  
  A Hen
8.

Who wrote "Poor Richard's Almanack"?
- A.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- B.
  
  George Washington
- C.
  
  Thomas Paine
- D.
  
  Benjamin Franklin
9.

Who wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
- A.
  
  Washington Irving
- B.
  
  Walt Whitman
- C.
  
  Edgar Allan Poe
- D.
  
  James Fenimore Cooper
10.

Who wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
- A.
  
  Edgar Allan Poe
- B.
  
  Washington Irving
- C.
  
  James Fenimore Cooper
- D.
  
  Emily Dickinson
11.

Who is the main character in "Slaughterhouse-Five"?
- A.
  
  Robert Traveler
- B.
  
  Ray Jackson
- C.
  
  John Smith
- D.
  
  Billy Pilgrim
12.

In "The Diary of a Young Girl", who were Anne Frank and her family hiding from?
- A.
  
  Nazis
- B.
  
  Detectives
- C.
  
  The French Resistance
- D.
  
  The American Military
13.

Anne Frank wrote "The Diary of a Young Girl" in what city?
- A.
  
  Antwerp
- B.
  
  Berlin
- C.
  
  Amsterdam
- D.
  
  Paris
14.

In John Steinbeck's "The Pearl", who finds the pearl?
- A.
  
  Coyotito
- B.
  
  Kino
- C.
  
  Juana
- D.
  
  The Priest
15.

What are American stories of legendary heroes called?
- A.
  
  Epic Poems
- B.
  
  Heroes Tales
- C.
  
  Fables
- D.
  
  Tall Tales