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General Quiz for English Literature

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which book from the original Harry Potter series did Durmstrang Institute and Beauxbatons Academy of Magic visit Hogwarts?

a)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

b)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

c)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

d)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2.

Which of these characters was not in Alice in Wonderland?

a)

the Dormouse

b)

the Cheshire Cat

c)

Bagheera

d)

the March Hare

3.

Which popular series of books features a family of vampires and werewolves who attend high school along with humans?

a)

Divergent

b)

Hunger Games

c)

Percy Jackson

d)

Twilight

4.

What did Charlotte write in her web to prevent Wilbur from being slaughtered?

a)

radiant

b)

terrific

c)

some pig

d)

humble

5.

Who is the main character in the Hunger Games series?

a)

Primrose Everdeen

b)

Gale Hawthorne

c)

Katniss Everdeen

d)

Peeta Mellark

6.

Which series of books is this plot excerpt describing?



‘Thomas, the sixteen years old hero, remembers nothing about himself except his name. His memory has been wiped, as have all the memories of the Gladers, the teenagers who inhabit the maze. The only thing Thomas can recall is that he must solve the Maze to save himself and the other Gladers’.

a)

Hunger Games

b)

Divergent

c)

Harry Potter

d)

Maze Runner

7.

Which series of books did Pittacus Lore write?

a)

Hunger Games

b)

Maze Runner

c)

Twilight Series

d)

Lorien Legacies

8.

‘Three highly powerful magical objects supposedly created by Death and given to each of three brothers in the Peverell family.’


What book is this a quote from?

a)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

b)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

c)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

d)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

9.

In the divergent series which of these factions represents honesty?

a)

Candor

b)

Abnegation

c)

Dauntless

d)

Amity

10.

Who wrote the Percy Jackson series?

a)

James Dashner

b)

Veronica Anne Roth

c)

Rick Riordan

d)

Cassandra Clare

11.

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas is a book that can be used to teach children about…….

a)

homophobia

b)

responsibility

c)

cruelty towards animals

d)

racism

12.

Greg Heffley is the main character of which series of books?

a)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

b)

Captain Underpants

c)

The Secret Garden

d)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

13.

In which Roald Dahl book are the main characters parents killed by a rhinoceros that escaped from London Zoo?

a)

George’s Marvelous Medicine

b)

Witches

c)

James and the Giant Peach

d)

The Twits

14.

Complete the title ‘Miss Peregrine's Home for Children’.

a)

Weird

b)

Peculiar

c)

Strange

d)

Perpendicular

15.

‘A novel of life and death and the people caught in between.’


Which book is being described?

a)

A Fault in our Stars

b)

To Kill a Mockingbird

c)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

d)

Danny Champion of the World

16.

Who is the main character in The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton?

a)

Steve Randle

b)

Sodapop Curtis

c)

Ponyboy Curtis

d)

Sodapop Curtis

17.

What is the name of the story by William Golding of schoolboys marooned alone on an island?

a)

The Outsiders

b)

Lord of the Flies

c)

The Secret Garden

d)

To Kill a Mockingbird

18.

Is this statement true or false?


‘The diary of Anne Frank is a well written piece of fiction.’

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Why was Stanley Yelnats sent to Camp Green Lake Detention Center in the book Holes by Louis Sachar?

a)

he ran away from home

b)

he broke into someone's house

c)

he damaged public property

d)

he was accused of stealing

20.

‘John Smith is not your average teenager. He regularly moves from small town to small town. He changes his name and identity. He does not put down roots. He cannot tell anyone who or what he really is.’


Who or what is John really?

a)

he is a character from the Divergent books

b)

he is in witness protection

c)

he is a run away

d)

he is an alien

21.

In which book was Captain Hook eaten by a crocodile?

a)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

b)

The Magic Faraway Tree

c)

Alice in Wonderland

d)

Peter Pan

22.

In Alice in Wonderland, who wants to chop off Alice’s head?

a)

The White Rabbit

b)

The Queen of Hearts

c)

The Mad Hatter

d)

The Cheshire Cat

23.

What does Winne the Pooh like to eat?

a)

bees

b)

carrots

c)

honey

d)

acorns

24.

What type of animal is Wilbur from Charlotte’s Web?

a)

pig

b)

cow

c)

spider

d)

sheep

25.

What does BFG stand for?

a)

Big Friendly Giant

b)

Big Friendly Goat

c)

Big Fearsome Giant

d)

Brown Friendly Giant

26.

What giant fruit does James fly in?

a)

a pear

b)

an apple

c)

an orange

d)

a peach

27.

In a book written by Roald Dahl, which characters turn the children into mice?

a)

magicians

b)

musicians

c)

witches

d)

wizards

28.

Who lives in the Magic Faraway Tree?

a)

Bessie

b)

Peter

c)

Tinkerbell

d)

Moonface

29.

Who lives under the stairs at 4 Privet Drive ?

a)

Ron Weasley

b)

Harry Potter

c)

Hermione Granger

d)

Voldemort

30.

Which character wears just his underwear and a cape?

a)

Ron Weasley

b)

Superman

c)

Peter Pan

d)

Captain Underpants