English Language and Literature Quiz

Which author wrote the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?

• Jane Austen

• Charles Dickens

• Mark Twain

• George Orwell

What is the longest English word in the dictionary?

• Floccinaucinihilipilification

• Antidisestablishmentarianism

• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

• Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Who is the protagonist in George Orwell’s novel '1984'?

• Big Brother

• George Orwell

• Winston Smith

• Winston Churchill

In Shakespeare’s play 'Romeo and Juliet,' which family does Romeo belong to?

• Montague

• Capulet

• Medici

• Borgia

What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it represents?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Who wrote the poem 'The Raven'?

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

• Langston Hughes

• Edgar Allan Poe

Which of the following is not a Shakespearean play?

• Ulysses

• Macbeth

• Hamlet

• Othello

What is the opposite of 'synonym'?

• Homonym

• Metonym

• Antonym

• Acronym

Which British author wrote the 'Harry Potter' series?

• Lewis Carroll

• J.K. Rowling

• J.R.R. Tolkien

• C.S. Lewis

Who is considered the father of English literature?

• William Wordsworth

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Shakespeare

• John Milton