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Literature & Languages Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote 'Wuthuring Heights' (published in 1847) ?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

Charlotte Bronte

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Emily Bronte

2.

What was Emily Bronte's pseudonym?

a)

Acton Bell

b)

Ellis Bell

c)

Lewis Carroll

d)

George Elliot

3.

Which is the third most widely spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Hindustani

d)

Mandarin Chinese

4.

Who wrote: 'Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read'?

a)

George Orwell

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

Groucho Marks

d)

John Milton

5.

In which European city would you greet someone by saying 'Goddag' (hello)?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Madrid

c)

Oslo

d)

Berlin

6.

Who recently wrote the book: 'Your Voice Speaks Volumes: it's not what you say but how you say it'?

a)

David Crystal

b)

Ben Crystal

c)

Noam Chomsky

d)

Jane Setter

7.

If you asked someone 'O genki desu ka?', what country would you be in? (CLUE: this language is taught at Reading!)

a)

Japan

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

Italy

8.

Who is generally considered 'the father of English'?

a)

John Milton

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer

c)

Dante Alighieri

d)

Christopher Marlowe