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Score Above 25/30 To Prove You’ve Read At Least A Few Books In Your Life
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Prove Your Smarts With 30 Questions On General Literature Knowledge

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Whether you read for entertainment, knowledge, or personal growth, if you’ve found yourself here, you’re already in the right place. From ancient classics to modern masterpieces, we compressed centuries of literary brilliance into 30 fun and tricky questions.

In this quiz, you’ll have to recall famous authors, brilliant novels and poems, beloved characters, great literary devices, and more! Think you’re ready? Grab your coziest blanket, a cup of tea, and let’s jump right in!

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    Glix Drap
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Question 9 was a bit of a freebee since the picture of the book shows Leo Tolstoy as the author and the question asks who wrote the book.

    Iffydust
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like that one of question has the answer written on the picture...

    Lucian
    Community Member
    23 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ɢᴇᴛ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ $120 ᴘᴇʀ ʜᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. I ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ'ᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ʙᴜᴅᴅʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴏᴠᴇʀ $13,453 ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀʏ. sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴀsʜ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙʏ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴs............ 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝟭.𝗖𝗼𝗺

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    sbj
    Community Member
    6 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still laughing like everybody else at Q9

    Julie S
    Community Member
    22 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    27/30 I've never read any of the classics so I'm pleased with this.

    Kid Murray
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    28/30 I sell a lot of classic lit so I was kinda under the gun here.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Question 9 was a bit of a freebee since the picture of the book shows Leo Tolstoy as the author and the question asks who wrote the book.

    Iffydust
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like that one of question has the answer written on the picture...

    Lucian
    Community Member
    23 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ɢᴇᴛ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ $120 ᴘᴇʀ ʜᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. I ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ'ᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ʙᴜᴅᴅʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴏᴠᴇʀ $13,453 ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀʏ. sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴀsʜ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙʏ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴs............ 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝟭.𝗖𝗼𝗺

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    sbj
    Community Member
    6 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still laughing like everybody else at Q9

    Julie S
    Community Member
    22 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    27/30 I've never read any of the classics so I'm pleased with this.

    Kid Murray
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    28/30 I sell a lot of classic lit so I was kinda under the gun here.

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