{"id":4069,"date":"2023-01-23T13:31:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T13:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2023-01-23T19:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T19:34:34","slug":"a-classic-literature-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/a-classic-literature-quiz\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"A Classic Literature Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><strong>What is classic literature?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">What exactly is it that makes a piece of literature &#8220;classic&#8221;? Ask twelve people and you&#8217;ll probably get a dozen different answers. However, it is generally agreed by pundits that all classics have a number of common factors.<\/div>\n<div data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">In short, these might be described as;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">The writing must be of high quality in composition<\/li>\n<li data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">A classic must have a universal appeal to multiple generations<\/li>\n<li data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">A classic should be such that it achieves longevity<\/li>\n<li data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">The narrative should be such that it is capable of influencing society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">The term &#8220;modern classic&#8221; applies to those qualifying pieces of work written after World War Two.<\/div>\n<div data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<div data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<div data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">Have you read any of the classics? Want to test your &#8220;classic literature&#8221; knowledge? Why not take our Classic Literature Quiz?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><strong>Take the Classic Literature Quiz!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"469558\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - A Classic Literature Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/469558?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>A Classic Literature Quiz!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Want to test your knowledge of classic literature? Here&#8217;s your chance!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2>Poetically, the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea in what colour boat?<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which group of scoundrels were regulars at Daphne du Maurier\u2019s Jamaica Inn?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2>What is the name of the whaling ship in Herman Melville\u2019s Moby<br \/>\nDick?<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">What was the name of George Orwell&#8217;s first novel?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>What is the name of the inn in Robert Louis Stevenson\u2019s Treasure Island?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">In Kipling\u2019s famed poem \u201cMandalay\u201d, where is the old pagoda?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Mr. Rochester is the main male protagonist in which 19th-century novel?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>What was the title of the first story featuring Sherlock Holmes?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>In Aldous Huxley&#8217;s Brave New World, why is John referred to as &#8220;the Savage&#8221; by his peers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>What&#8217;s the name of the runaway\u00a0slave in Mark Twain&#8217;s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>The evil schoolmaster Wackford Squeers, features in which Charles Dickens novel?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>In Jerome K. Jerome&#8217;s Three Men in a Boat, who accompanies the three men?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which of the following Russian novels is the odd one out?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>The famed 18th-century poem &#8216;The Rime of the Ancient Mariner&#8217; consists of how many verses?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3>In F. Scott Fitzgerald&#8217;s &#8220;The Great Gatsby&#8221;, in which Long Island village does Jay Gatsby live?<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries! I&#8217;m guessing you&#8217;re more into the other two R&#8217;s (w)riting and (a)rithmatic.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Very good! You&#8217;re obviously a rare breed as bookworms are now in serious decline.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Excellent! You&#8217;re obviously &#8220;steeped in the classics&#8221; or should we just say &#8220;well-read&#8221;!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Header image credit: fizkes\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is classic literature? What exactly is it that makes a piece of literature &#8220;classic&#8221;? Ask twelve people and you&#8217;ll probably get a dozen different answers. However, it is generally agreed by pundits that all classics have a number of common factors. 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