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Detective novels

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first writer to introduce the genre of detecive novel?

a)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

b)

Stieg Larsson

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Edgar Allan Poe

e)

Stephen King

2.

Who created the character of Lisbeth Salader?

a)

Stieg Larsson

b)

Agatha Christie

c)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

d)

Terry Pratchett

e)

Stephen King

3.

Miss Marple, the lovely old spinster whose serene temper and acute intellect allow her to unravel the most stunning mysteries, was created by ...

a)

Alex Kava

b)

Camilla Lackberg

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Dorothy L. Sayers

e)

Donna Leon

4.

Match the name of the character to the picture.

a)

Hercule Poirot

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

Mikael Blomkvist

d)

Commandor Vimes

e)

Father Brown

5.

Match the name of the character to the picture.

a)

Mikael Blomkvist

b)

Roland

c)

Sam Vimes

d)

Perry Mason

e)

Inspector Morse

6.

Match the name of the character to the picture.

a)

Guido Brunetti

b)

Patrik Hedstrom

c)

Harry Holle

d)

Inspector Maigrette

e)

Sherlock Holmes

7.

Match the name of the character to the picture.

a)

Sam Vimes

b)

Pery Mason

c)

Mikael Blomkvist

d)

Dr Watson

e)

Lisbeth Salander

8.

Which writers did not / does not write their detecitive novels in English? (there is more than one correct answer)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
9.

Match the character to the book.

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Match the character to the book.

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b)
c)
d)
11.

Match the character to the book.

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Match the chatacter to the book.

a)
b)
c)
d)