Famous Authors Quiz

How well do you know these authors?

Instructions: Try answering these questions about the world of literature. These questions are about well-known writers in the English language, from the time of Queen Elizabeth to the 20th century.

  1.  
    Who wrote "Wuthering Heights"?
  2.  
    When 18, Mary Shelley started writing her novel about this scientist and monster
  3.  
    "Pride and Prejudice", published in 1813, was written by this author
  4.  
    Published in 1950, "I, Robot" was written by this sci-fi author
  5.  
    Thomas Hardy's novel "The Return of the ____" caused a stir in part due to its illicit relationships
  6.  
    "To the Lighthouse" was written by _____ ____, known for "stream of consciousness"
  7.  
    "The Merchant of Venice", "King Lear", and "Twelfth Night" were written by William
  8.  
    F. Scott ____ wrote "The Great Gatsby"
  9.  
    One novel Ernest ____ is known for is a story about a fisherman battling a marlin
  10.  
    Born in Mississippi, William _____ wrote "The Sound and the Fury"
  11.  
    "Call Me Ishmael..." is a famous line from this novel by Herman Melville
  12.  
    Charles ____ wrote a novel covers London and Paris during the French Revolution
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Famous Authors Quiz (Answer Key)

How well do you know these authors?

Instructions: Try answering these questions about the world of literature. These questions are about well-known writers in the English language, from the time of Queen Elizabeth to the 20th century.

  1.  
    Who wrote "Wuthering Heights"?
    Emily Brontë
  2.  
    When 18, Mary Shelley started writing her novel about this scientist and monster
    Frankenstein
  3.  
    "Pride and Prejudice", published in 1813, was written by this author
    Jane Austen
  4.  
    Published in 1950, "I, Robot" was written by this sci-fi author
    Isaac Asimov
  5.  
    Thomas Hardy's novel "The Return of the ____" caused a stir in part due to its illicit relationships
    Native
  6.  
    "To the Lighthouse" was written by _____ ____, known for "stream of consciousness"
    Virginia Woolf
  7.  
    "The Merchant of Venice", "King Lear", and "Twelfth Night" were written by William
    Shakespeare
  8.  
    F. Scott ____ wrote "The Great Gatsby"
    Fitzgerald
  9.  
    One novel Ernest ____ is known for is a story about a fisherman battling a marlin
    Hemingway
  10.  
    Born in Mississippi, William _____ wrote "The Sound and the Fury"
    Faulkner
  11.  
    "Call Me Ishmael..." is a famous line from this novel by Herman Melville
    Moby-Dick
  12.  
    Charles ____ wrote a novel covers London and Paris during the French Revolution
    Dickens

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