Literature is viewed as one of the more interesting subjects a student can take in high school. Literally all you do is read books and form opinions on them. This is somewhat different from the maths and sciences of the world where one must remember very specific facts and understand their principles and workings. In the case of literature, all you need to do is remember one of the greatest stories ever told and then write about it. Some of the greatest novels of all time are regularly studied by high school English classes.
Many of the novels studied in English classes make statements about the world we live in or time periods that we have gone through. If you happen to think that you have a large amount of knowledge stored up in your brain about novels commonly read in high school English classes then go ahead and give this quiz your best shot. Perhaps you can get a passing grade or even better.
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Get PremiumCan You Get Passing Grade on This High School Literature Quiz? Questions
Boo Radley is a character in what book commonly read in high school?
A Clockwork Orange
To Kill A Mockingbird
1984
A Brave New World
George Orwell's Animal House is thought to be an analogy for what?
World War II
The Great Depression
The French Revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1917
Who wrote the novel Invisible Man which dealt with issues faced by African Americans in the 1920s?
Ralph Ellison
Kurt Vonnegut
Aldous Huxley
John Howard Griffin
In the dystopian novel, Brave New World, what real-life automobile manufacturer is deemed so important that years on the calendar are divided between those that occurred before and after he lived on Earth?
Elon Musk
Henry Ford
André Citroën
Karl Benz
Who wrote the novel Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
Kurt Vonnegut
Oscar Wilde
William Shakespeare
In what decade does the novel, The Great Gatsby, take place?
1920s
1930s
1910s
1900s
How old is Holden Caufield in the novel Catcher in the Rye?
14
16
18
12
In what two countries does the novel A Tale of Two Cities take place?
France and Spain
USA and Canada
France and England
England and Spain
What is Winston's greatest fear in the novel 1984?
Rats
Death
Heights
Clowns
What do the main characters in Of Mice and Men do to make a living?
Gold miners
Farmworkers
Alcohol bootleggers
Traveling salesmen
In what time period does the novel The Grapes of Wrath take place?
1940s
1920s
1930s
1950s
What strange phenomenon happens to the character of Billy Pilgrim in the novel Slaughter House Five?
He became unstuck in time
He could move objects with his mind
He could stop time
He could read thoughts
What crisis does the world face before the events in The Handmaid's Tale?
Obesity
Pandemic
Fertility
World war
What country does Shakespeare's Macbeth take place in?
Scotland
England
France
Spain
What does the term "droog" mean in A Clockwork Orange?
Milk
Romantic partner
Enemy
Friend
3 Comments
I got 11 out of 15!
You passed! Way to go. You would certainly get a passing grade in a high school literature class.
3/15
I haven’t read any of these books and I’m not in high school yet
When I finished high school I can do it again and see how well I do
15/15 wonderful!!!