Classic Literature
Popular Fiction
Name that Author
Heroes, Myths, & legends
Were you asleep?
100

This word refers to the main character in a story.

 What is a protagonist?

100

This book series is about a girl who falls in love with a vampire.

What is Twilight?

100

This author wrote the Harry Potter series


Who is J.K. Rowling?


100

What fruit did Persephone eat that condemned her to spend several months in the Underworld?

What is a pomegranate?


100

What is a novel? 


A fictional story?

200

This type of story often teaches a lesson or moral.

What is a fable?

200

This series is about a girl who volunteers to take her sister’s place in a deadly game.


What is The Hunger Games?

200

This author wrote The Hunger Games trilogy.

 Who is Suzanne Collins?

200

Who threw the golden apple that caused the Trojan War?

Who is Eris?

200

Who works against the main character

Who is the antagonist?


300

 This type of conflict occurs between a character and society.


What is external conflict?


300

This graphic novel series follows a middle schooler named Greg

What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

300

Who wrote the book, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird?

Who is Harper Lee?


300

Which figure from Norse mythology has one eye and two ravens, and is the god of poetry and war?

Who is Odin?


300

What are 3 rhetorical appeals called?

What is logos, ethos, and pathos?

400

This is the general term for books that have stood the test of time.

What are the classics?

400

This fantasy series takes place in the land of Middle-earth.

What is The Lord of the Rings?

400

Who wrote The Odyssey?

Who is Homer?

400

How many laborers or tasks was Hercules assigned?

What is 12?


400

This should be included in the intro of an essay

What is a thesis?

500

This is a long narrative poem that recounts the heroic deeds and significant events of a legendary or historical hero.

What is an epic poem?

500

What color were Dorothy’s slippers in the original book, The Wizard of Oz?

What is Sliver?

500

This author wrote the popular 1977 horror novel, “The Shining.”


Who is Stephen King?


500

Which gods fought in Ragnarok?

Who are The Norse Gods?

500

Prose is usually written in _____ while poetry is usually written in _____.

What is Paragraphs…stanzas?

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