Themes in English Literature Quiz

Test your literary knowledge with questions on iconic authors, periods, and themes in English literature. From Shakespeare to Fitzgerald, explore the depths of literary analysis.

#1

Who is the author of the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?

Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Emily Brontë
George Eliot
#2

Which novel features the character of Atticus Finch?

To Kill a Mockingbird
1984
The Catcher in the Rye
Brave New World
#3

Who is the author of 'The Catcher in the Rye'?

J.D. Salinger
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
#4

Who wrote the play 'Death of a Salesman'?

Arthur Miller
Tennessee Williams
Eugene O'Neill
Samuel Beckett
#5

Which novel features the character Ebenezer Scrooge?

A Christmas Carol
Great Expectations
David Copperfield
Oliver Twist
#6

Who wrote the novel 'Jane Eyre'?

Charlotte Brontë
Emily Brontë
Anne Brontë
Jane Austen
#7

Which literary period is characterized by a focus on reason, science, and individualism?

Romanticism
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Realism
#8

Who is the protagonist in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby'?

Tom Buchanan
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan
#9

Which of the following is a central theme in William Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet'?

Love
Betrayal
Ambition
Revenge
#10

Which literary work is a part of the 'Beat Generation' movement?

On the Road
The Sun Also Rises
The Grapes of Wrath
The Sound and the Fury
#11

Who is the author of the novel 'Beloved'?

Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
Zora Neale Hurston
#12

Which literary period is characterized by a renewed interest in the classical world and a focus on humanism?

Renaissance
Enlightenment
Romanticism
Realism
#13

Who wrote the poem 'The Waste Land'?

T.S. Eliot
William Wordsworth
John Keats
Percy Bysshe Shelley

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