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Which novel features the character Humbert Humbert?

Lolita

1984

Catch-22

The Sun Also Rises

What is synecdoche?

A part representing the whole

A full comparison

A repetition

A symbol only

What is metonymy?

Using a related word to represent something

A comparison

A metaphor

A rhyme

Which author wrote “Americanah”?

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Zadie Smith

Bernardine Evaristo

Arundhati Roy

What is a homophone?

Words that sound the same but differ in meaning

Words spelled the same

Words that rhyme

Words with similar meaning

What is absurdist theatre?

Drama focused on meaninglessness and confusion

Realistic drama

Comedy only

Historical drama

Which playwright wrote “Waiting for Godot”?

Samuel Beckett

Harold Pinter

Tom Stoppard

Arthur Miller

What is a fragmented narrative?

A story told in non-linear pieces

A chronological story

A short poem

A simple structure

Which contemporary author wrote “The Testaments”?

Margaret Atwood

Hilary Mantel

Ali Smith

Jeanette Winterson

What is pastiche?

Imitation of a style

A direct critique

A metaphor

A rhyme scheme

What is a narrative arc?

The structure of a story’s progression

A single event

The setting

A character list

Which novel features the character Sethe?

Beloved

The Bluest Eye

Song of Solomon

Sula

Who wrote “The Kite Runner”?

Khaled Hosseini

Arundhati Roy

Mohsin Hamid

Jhumpa Lahiri

What is allegory?

A story with a deeper symbolic meaning

A simple narrative

A poem

A dialogue

What is a foil character?

A character who contrasts with another

The main hero

The narrator

A background figure

Which Shakespeare play features the characters Viola and Orsino?

Twelfth Night

Hamlet

Macbeth

Othello

What is a satire?

A text that uses humour to criticise

A tragedy

A love story

A biography

Who wrote “Brave New World”?

Aldous Huxley

George Orwell

Ray Bradbury

H.G. Wells

What is a dystopia?

An imagined oppressive society

A perfect world

A historical period

A biography

Which author wrote “Life of Pi”?

Yann Martel

Salman Rushdie

Aravind Adiga

Rohinton Mistry

What is magical realism?

Blending realistic narrative with magical elements

Pure fantasy

Historical writing

Science fiction only

Who wrote “Beloved”?

Toni Morrison

Alice Walker

Maya Angelou

Zora Neale Hurston

Which novel opens with “Call me Ishmael”?

Moby-Dick

The Old Man and the Sea

Heart of Darkness

The Great Gatsby

What is epiphora?

Repetition at the end of clauses

Repetition at the start

A simile

A sentence fragment

What is anaphora?

Repetition at the start of clauses

Repetition at the end

A rhyme scheme

A metaphor

Which author wrote “Mrs Dalloway”?

Virginia Woolf

Jane Austen

George Eliot

Mary Shelley

What is stream of consciousness?

Writing that reflects continuous thoughts

Formal narration

Dialogue-heavy writing

Simple description

Who wrote “The Bell Jar”?

Sylvia Plath

Virginia Woolf

Emily Dickinson

Doris Lessing

Which poet wrote “The Waste Land”?

T.S. Eliot

W.B. Yeats

Ted Hughes

Seamus Heaney

What is blank verse?

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Rhymed couplets

Free verse

A poetic refrain

What is an elegy?

A poem of mourning

A comic poem

A narrative poem

A dramatic piece

Who wrote “The Crucible”?

Arthur Miller

Tennessee Williams

Harold Pinter

David Mamet

Which playwright wrote “A Streetcar Named Desire”?

Tennessee Williams

Arthur Miller

Samuel Beckett

Edward Albee

What is a history play?

A play based on historical events

A comedy

A tragedy

A poem

Which Shakespeare play includes the line “All the world’s a stage”?

As You Like It

Hamlet

Macbeth

The Tempest

Who is Cordelia in King Lear?

Lear’s honest daughter

His wife

A servant

A queen

Which Shakespeare play focuses on ageing and madness in a king?

King Lear

Macbeth

Othello

Hamlet

What is a cyclical motif?

A repeated element that returns throughout a text

A single idea

A character

A theme only

What is a juxtaposition?

Placing two things side by side for contrast

Repeating ideas

A rhyme scheme

A paragraph break

What is a monologue?

A long speech by one character

A conversation

A narrator’s comment

A poem

What is a tragic flaw?

A character weakness leading to downfall

A happy ending

A minor mistake

A setting feature

What is the function of a prologue?

To introduce context or background

To end the text

To provide dialogue

To summarise themes

Which author created the character Atticus Finch?

Harper Lee

Toni Morrison

Alice Walker

Maya Angelou

What is intertextuality?

References between texts

A type of rhyme

A structure

A character trait

Which Shakespeare play involves mistaken identities and twins?

Twelfth Night

Hamlet

Macbeth

Othello

What is symbolism?

Use of objects to represent ideas

A direct statement

A plot twist

A repeated word

What is a narrative voice?

The perspective from which a story is told

The setting

The theme

The title

Which contemporary author wrote “Girl, Woman, Other”?

Bernardine Evaristo

Zadie Smith

Sally Rooney

Hilary Mantel

What is the volta in a sonnet?

A shift in tone or argument

A rhyme

A line break

A repeated word

Which Shakespeare play is a tragedy about a jealous general?

Othello

Hamlet

Macbeth

Romeo and Juliet

What is a bildungsroman?

A coming-of-age story

A tragedy

A comedy

A short poem

Who wrote “Atonement”?

Ian McEwan

Julian Barnes

Martin Amis

Kazuo Ishiguro

Which text includes the dystopian society of Panem?

The Hunger Games

Divergent

The Maze Runner

Uglies

What is pathetic fallacy?

Weather reflecting mood

A humorous mistake

A character flaw

A narrative twist

What is an unreliable narrator?

A narrator whose credibility is questionable

A fully accurate narrator

A third-person voice

A factual report

Who wrote “Half of a Yellow Sun”?

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Helen Oyeyemi

Toni Morrison

Alice Walker

Which modern author wrote “White Teeth”?

Zadie Smith

Malorie Blackman

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Arundhati Roy

What is hubris in tragedy?

Excessive pride leading to downfall

Kindness

Fear

Wisdom

Which Shakespeare play includes the character Shylock?

The Merchant of Venice

Hamlet

Othello

King Lear

Who betrays Julius Caesar?

Brutus

Cassius

Mark Antony

Octavius

Which Shakespeare play features three witches?

Macbeth

Hamlet

Othello

Much Ado About Nothing

What is a cyclical structure?

A text that ends where it begins

A random structure

A chronological order

A fragmented narrative

What is a semantic field?

A group of related words

A single word

A sentence structure

A paragraph form

What is a caesura?

A pause within a line of poetry

A rhyme scheme

A repeated sound

A stanza

What is free indirect speech?

A blend of third-person narration with character thoughts

Direct dialogue

First-person narration

Reported speech only

Which book features the character Offred?

The Handmaid’s Tale

Beloved

The Testaments

The Road

Which contemporary author wrote “Normal People”?

Sally Rooney

Dolly Alderton

Bernardine Evaristo

Ali Smith

Who wrote “The Road”?

Cormac McCarthy

Stephen King

John Grisham

Don DeLillo

Which novel by George Orwell explores surveillance and control?

1984

Animal Farm

Brave New World

Fahrenheit 451

Who wrote “Never Let Me Go”?

Kazuo Ishiguro

Ian McEwan

Salman Rushdie

David Mitchell

Which author wrote “The Handmaid’s Tale”?

Margaret Atwood

Hilary Mantel

Zadie Smith

Kazuo Ishiguro

What is a motif in literature?

A recurring element with symbolic significance

A single event

The climax

A narrative voice

What form are many of Shakespeare’s sonnets written in?

Fourteen-line structured poem

Free verse

Epic poetry

Haiku

Which character manipulates Othello into jealousy?

Iago

Cassio

Brabantio

Roderigo

Who is the tragic hero of Macbeth?

Macbeth

Banquo

Duncan

Malcolm

Which Shakespeare play is set partly on a stormy island?

The Tempest

Macbeth

Julius Caesar

Henry V

Which play includes the characters Benvolio and Mercutio?

Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet

Twelfth Night

The Tempest

Which Shakespeare play features the line “To be, or not to be”?

Hamlet

Macbeth

Othello

King Lear

What is iambic pentameter?

A line of ten syllables with alternating stress

A line with no rhythm

A free verse style

A rhyming couplet

What is a soliloquy?

A speech expressing a character’s thoughts alone on stage

A conversation between characters

A narrator’s voice

A chorus speech

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows more than the characters

When characters know everything

A humorous situation

A plot twist ending

What is enjambment in poetry?

A sentence running over more than one line

A pause at the end of a line

A repeated sound

A rhyming pattern

What is an extended metaphor?

A comparison developed over several lines or throughout a text

A short comparison using like

A repeated phrase

A type of rhyme