Authors and Their Works

Description: This quiz tests your knowledge of famous authors and their works.
Number of Questions: 15
Created by:
Tags: authors literature books
Attempted 0/15 Correct 0 Score 0

Who wrote the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

  1. Harper Lee

  2. Mark Twain

  3. Ernest Hemingway

  4. F. Scott Fitzgerald


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harper Lee wrote the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", which was published in 1960.

Which author wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?

  1. William Shakespeare

  2. Christopher Marlowe

  3. Ben Jonson

  4. John Webster


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Shakespeare wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet", which was first performed in 1597.

Who is the author of the novel "The Great Gatsby"?

  1. F. Scott Fitzgerald

  2. Ernest Hemingway

  3. John Steinbeck

  4. William Faulkner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel "The Great Gatsby", which was published in 1925.

Which author wrote the novel "1984"?

  1. George Orwell

  2. Aldous Huxley

  3. Ray Bradbury

  4. Arthur C. Clarke


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

George Orwell wrote the novel "1984", which was published in 1949.

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

  1. Jane Austen

  2. Charlotte Brontë

  3. Emily Brontë

  4. Mary Shelley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jane Austen wrote the novel "Pride and Prejudice", which was published in 1813.

Which author wrote the novel "The Lord of the Rings"?

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien

  2. C.S. Lewis

  3. Ursula K. Le Guin

  4. Terry Pratchett


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the novel "The Lord of the Rings", which was published in three volumes between 1954 and 1955.

Who is the author of the novel "Gone with the Wind"?

  1. Margaret Mitchell

  2. Harper Lee

  3. Truman Capote

  4. Carson McCullers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Margaret Mitchell wrote the novel "Gone with the Wind", which was published in 1936.

Which author wrote the novel "The Catcher in the Rye"?

  1. J.D. Salinger

  2. Harper Lee

  3. Truman Capote

  4. Carson McCullers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

J.D. Salinger wrote the novel "The Catcher in the Rye", which was published in 1951.

Who is the author of the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?

  1. Mark Twain

  2. Harper Lee

  3. Truman Capote

  4. Carson McCullers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mark Twain wrote the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", which was published in 1884.

Which author wrote the novel "The Scarlet Letter"?

  1. Nathaniel Hawthorne

  2. Herman Melville

  3. Edgar Allan Poe

  4. Henry David Thoreau


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the novel "The Scarlet Letter", which was published in 1850.

Who is the author of the novel "Moby-Dick"?

  1. Herman Melville

  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne

  3. Edgar Allan Poe

  4. Henry David Thoreau


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Herman Melville wrote the novel "Moby-Dick", which was published in 1851.

Which author wrote the novel "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

  1. Edgar Allan Poe

  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne

  3. Herman Melville

  4. Henry David Thoreau


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edgar Allan Poe wrote the novel "The Tell-Tale Heart", which was published in 1843.

Who is the author of the novel "Walden"?

  1. Henry David Thoreau

  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne

  3. Herman Melville

  4. Edgar Allan Poe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Henry David Thoreau wrote the novel "Walden", which was published in 1854.

Which author wrote the novel "Leaves of Grass"?

  1. Walt Whitman

  2. Emily Dickinson

  3. Robert Frost

  4. Carl Sandburg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Walt Whitman wrote the novel "Leaves of Grass", which was published in 1855.

Who is the author of the novel "The Poetry of Emily Dickinson"?

  1. Emily Dickinson

  2. Walt Whitman

  3. Robert Frost

  4. Carl Sandburg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Emily Dickinson wrote the novel "The Poetry of Emily Dickinson", which was published in 1890.

- Hide questions