Famous Authors and Books Quiz — Language and Literature Knowledge Test
Identifies classic and modern authors and their notable works.
Test your knowledge with the Famous Authors and Books Quiz, a Language and Literature challenge designed for readers, students, and lifelong learners. This quiz covers classic and modern authors, landmark novels, celebrated plays, and influential literary works. Whether you love Jane Austen, Toni Morrison, or Gabriel García Márquez, this quiz helps you identify strengths and gaps in your literary knowledge while providing context and recommendations for further reading.
Ideal for fans of classic literature, modern fiction, world literature, and literary history, the quiz is optimized to help you recall author-book pairings, important first lines, and major movements in literature. By taking this Famous Authors and Books Quiz in the Language and Literature category, you'll receive an immediate score, clear result guidance, and actionable suggestions for expanding your reading list and improving literary literacy.
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Identify the author of this classic English novel often studied in literature courses.
Which novel is by Gabriel García Márquez?
Choose the correct title associated with this Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author.
Who wrote Ulysses, a landmark of modernist fiction?
This author is a central figure in early 20th-century modernism.
Which novel famously opens with the line “Call me Ishmael.”?
Recognize the classic opening line and its associated work.
Who is the author of Beloved?
This author won the Nobel Prize in Literature and a Pulitzer Prize for this novel.
Which playwright wrote Waiting for Godot?
Identify the author associated with the Theater of the Absurd.
Who wrote Crime and Punishment?
A cornerstone of Russian literature and psychological realism.
Which novel is written by George Orwell?
Choose the title most commonly associated with Orwell's dystopian critique.
Who is the author of The Divine Comedy?
Name the medieval Italian poet who structured this epic into three parts.
Which contemporary author wrote The Road?
Identify the writer recognized for spare prose and bleak post-apocalyptic narratives.
Frequently asked questions
This quiz assesses your familiarity with notable authors and their major works across classic and modern literature. It helps identify strengths and gaps in your literary knowledge and offers reading recommendations based on your score.
Each question awards points for the correct answer. The quiz uses a simple sum of selected option values to produce a final numeric score, which maps to proficiency bands (Beginner to Literary Scholar).
Most users finish the 10-question Famous Authors and Books Quiz in 5–10 minutes, depending on how much time you spend thinking about each question.
Yes. You are encouraged to retake the quiz after reading suggested books or exploring new authors. Retaking helps measure improvement and reinforce learning in the Language and Literature category.
No. Questions span a range of periods and regions, including classic English novels, Russian literature, modernist works, Latin American fiction, contemporary American literature, and important plays.
The quiz itself is a diagnostic tool. To improve, follow the reading recommendations provided in the results section, read author biographies, and explore curated reading lists and critical essays in Language and Literature.
Yes. The Famous Authors and Books Quiz is appropriate for high school and college students, teachers, book clubs, and anyone interested in measuring or reinforcing knowledge of literature and notable authors.
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