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Genre - Classic Literature 2
Ebenezer Scrooge bought the Cratchit family an enormous turkey.

Genre - Classic Literature 2

Classic literature quizzes help you explore influential books and plays, deepening your understanding of language, context, and ideas that still shape stories and debates today.

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Fascinating Fact:

Classic plays, novels, and poems are regularly adapted into films, television, and modern retellings. Comparing versions can highlight key interpretations of character and theme.

In Specialist Books quizzes on classic literature, you explore how authors use structure, voice, and historical context to create texts that reward careful reading and continue to influence later writers.

  • Classic literature: Writing that is widely valued for its lasting artistic, cultural, or historical importance.
  • Adaptation: A new version of a text, such as a film or stage play, based on the original work.
  • Interpretation: The way readers, critics, or directors understand and explain a text’s meaning and themes.
What is meant by classic literature in quizzes?

In quizzes, classic literature usually refers to texts that are frequently studied, have influenced later writing, and remain important for understanding ideas, language, and culture from their period.

How can I prepare for a classic literature quiz?

To prepare, reread key passages, revise plot and character notes, learn important quotations, and think about how context and themes connect across different classic texts you have studied.

Why do schools still study classic literature?

Schools study classic literature because it develops close reading skills, introduces challenging ideas, and helps students see how stories from the past continue to shape modern writing and thinking.

1 .
What is the title of Virginia Woolf's 1927 novel set on the Isle of Skye?
To the Coalhouse
To the Doghouse
To the Lighthouse
To the Workhouse
Woolf's most famous works are probably Mrs Dalloway, Orlando and A Room of One's Own
2 .
In Shakespear's Hamlet, what is the name of the court jester whose skull is exhumed?
Yarick
Yerick
Yorick
Yurick
Hamlet's monologue begins: 'Alas, poor Yorick!'
3 .
Towards the end of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Scrooge buys the Cratchits an enormous what?
Chicken
Duck
Goose
Turkey
This comes after he's seen the error of his ways
4 .
Who wrote the 1933 novel Lost Horizon?
James Bilton
James Hilton
James Milton
James Wilton
Hilton is also famous for his 1934 novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips
5 .
Where in London does Sherlock Holmes live?
Baker Street
Fleet Street
Harley Street
Portland Street
He lived at number 221B which was fictional when the books were written (the house numbers on Baker Street did not go as high as 221) but the road was extended in 1932 and there is now a number 221B where the Sherlock Holmes Museum stands
6 .
What is the title of the 1869 novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky?
The Idiot
The Imbecile
The Loony
The Moron
Dostoyevsky wrote 16 novels, the most famous of which is probably Crime and Punishment
7 .
Who wrote the novels Adam Bede and Silas Marner?
George Eliot
George MacDonald Fraser
George Orwell
George Bernard Shaw
Eliot's real name was Mary Ann Evans
8 .
What is the title of Joseph Conrad's 1900 novel recited by the character known as Marlow?
Lord Jack
Lord Jim
Lord Joe
Lord John
Jim is first mate on a ship carrying pilgrims to Mecca. When the ship is in danger Jim and the rest of the crew abandon it and its passengers. The rest of the book sees him paying for his actions
9 .
At the beginning of the Coleridge poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the title character stops a man on his way to what?
A birthday party
A christening
A funeral
A wedding
The wedding-guest is at first bemused, then impatient, before becoming scared and finally fascinated as the mariner recounts his story
10 .
In Thomas Hughes's Tom Brown's Schooldays, what is the name of Tom's closest friend?
Harry East
Harry North
Harry South
Harry West
He's known as 'Scud' because he's so quick on his feet

 

Author:  Tony Rennick (Art and Literature Critic)

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