15 Classic Literature Trivia Questions and Answers

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15 Classic Literature Trivia Questions

1. Q: Who wrote the epic poem “The Odyssey”?
2. Q: What is the title of Jane Austen’s first published novel?
3. Q: Who is the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”?
4. Q: Which novel by Mary Shelley is considered the first science fiction story?
5. Q: Who wrote the novel “Moby Dick”?
6. Q: What Charles Dickens novel features the character Ebenezer Scrooge?
7. Q: Who is the Russian author of “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”?
8. Q: Which Brontë sister wrote “Wuthering Heights”?
9. Q: What is the name of the protagonist in Miguel de Cervantes’ novel “Don Quixote”?
10. Q: Who wrote the collection of tales known as “The Canterbury Tales”?
11. Q: Which novel, written by Victor Hugo, is set in early 19thcentury France and includes the characters Jean Valjean, Cosette, and Javert?
12. Q: What is the name of the protagonist in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain?
13. Q: Who is the author of the play “A Doll’s House”?
14. Q: What is the fictional African country in Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”?
15. Q: Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the life of the enigmatic Jay Gatsby?

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15 Classic Literature Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Q: Who wrote the epic poem “The Odyssey”?
   A: Homer.
2. Q: What is the title of Jane Austen’s first published novel?
   A: “Sense and Sensibility.”
3. Q: Who is the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”?
   A: Prince Hamlet.
4. Q: Which novel by Mary Shelley is considered the first science fiction story?
   A: “Frankenstein.”
5. Q: Who wrote the novel “Moby Dick”?
   A: Herman Melville.
6. Q: What Charles Dickens novel features the character Ebenezer Scrooge?
   A: “A Christmas Carol.”
7. Q: Who is the Russian author of “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”?
   A: Leo Tolstoy.
8. Q: Which Brontë sister wrote “Wuthering Heights”?
   A: Emily Brontë.
9. Q: What is the name of the protagonist in Miguel de Cervantes’ novel “Don Quixote”?
   A: Don Quixote.
10. Q: Who wrote the collection of tales known as “The Canterbury Tales”?
    A: Geoffrey Chaucer.
11. Q: Which novel, written by Victor Hugo, is set in early 19thcentury France and includes the characters Jean Valjean, Cosette, and Javert?
    A: “Les Misérables.”
12. Q: What is the name of the protagonist in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain?
    A: Huckleberry Finn.
13. Q: Who is the author of the play “A Doll’s House”?
    A: Henrik Ibsen.
14. Q: What is the fictional African country in Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”?
    A: The Congo.
15. Q: Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the life of the enigmatic Jay Gatsby?
    A: “The Great Gatsby.”

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