Literature Quiz For Middle School
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What was the name of the wizard's newspaper in "Harry Potter"?
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The Hogwart's Gazette
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The Daily Prophet
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The Non-Muggle News
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The Broom Scoop
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This middle school literature quiz assesses knowledge of authors, character types, and literary works. It covers a range of topics including poetry, novels, and character analysis, enhancing understanding and appreciation of literature.
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Which literary animal's first words each day are, "What's for breakfast"?
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Felix The Cat
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Winnie-The-Pooh
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Garfield
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Care Bears
Correct Answer
A. Winnie-The-Pooh -
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Gremio in "Taming of the Shrew" is what character type?
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Miser
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Comic Lead
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Miles Gloriosus
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Pantaloon
Correct Answer
A. Pantaloon -
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Who was the book "Jailbird" written by?
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Norman Mailer
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Kurt Vonnegut
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Truman Capote
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Philip Roth
Correct Answer
A. Kurt Vonnegut -
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Which is the pen name of Erle Stanley Gardner?
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Richard Bachman
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Perry Mason
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Ross Macdonald
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A.A. Fair
Correct Answer
A. A.A. Fair -
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In "As You Like It" which shepherd is Audrey's boyfriend?
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William
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Amiens
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Silvius
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Corin
Correct Answer
A. William -
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Who wrote the poem, "The Highwayman"?
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John Keats
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Robert Burns
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Alfred Noyes
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Thomas Gray
Correct Answer
A. Alfred Noyes -
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Which author won an Edgar for the novel "The Bottoms"?
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Tom Robbins
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Dorothy Allison
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John Lansdale
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Michel Faber
Correct Answer
A. John Lansdale -
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Who was the father of Charon?
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Erebus
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Hades
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Zeus
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Nix
Correct Answer
A. Erebus -
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Which poet penned a collection of poetry as a different perspective of Grimm's Fairy Tales entitled Transformations?
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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E. E. Cummings
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T.S. Eliot
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Anne Sexton
Correct Answer
A. Anne Sexton -
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Who wrote "All Quiet on the Western Front"?
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John Steinbeck
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Erich Maria Remarque
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John Grisham
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Ernest Hemingway
Correct Answer
A. Erich Maria Remarque -
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Who wrote, "One Writer's Beginnings"?
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Maya Angelou
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Eudora Welty
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Pearl S. Buck
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Margaret Atwood
Correct Answer
A. Eudora Welty -
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In "Julius Caesar" which conspirator strikes Caesar first?
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Casca
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Brutus
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Cassius
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Cinna
Correct Answer
A. Casca -
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In which castle is the deposed Richard II murdered?
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Pomfret
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Dunsinane
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Ravenspurgh
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Tower Of London
Correct Answer
A. Pomfret -
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In "As You Like It" whom does Audrey end up marrying?
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William
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Corin
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Silvius
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Touchstone
Correct Answer
A. Touchstone -
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