Literary Pseudonyms: Authors Behind the Names Quiz

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Literary Pseudonyms: Authors Behind the Names: a General level World Literature quiz. Test your knowledge with 14 questions!
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Question 1
Who is the real author behind the name George Eliot?
A Virginia Woolf
B Mary Ann Evans
C Charlotte Bronte
D Jane Austen
Question 2
Which author used the pen name Lewis Carroll?
A Oscar Wilde
B Rudyard Kipling
C Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
D Charles Dickens
Question 3
What was the real name of the author George Orwell?
A Aldous Huxley
B Eric Blair
C James Joyce
D Thomas Hardy
Question 4
Why did female authors often use male pseudonyms in the 19th century?
A To avoid paying taxes
B To ensure their work was taken seriously
C To hide their identity from family
D To sound stronger
Question 5
Which of these authors wrote under the name Voltaire?
A Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B Gustave Flaubert
C Victor Hugo
D François-Marie Arouet

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