How Well Read Are You?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
How Well Read Are You?
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About This Quiz

Reading is something you always have enjoyed, and sometimes it seems like you have done a lot of it, but where do you really stack up? How well read are you? Take this quiz and find out!
How many books do you read a month?
10 or more
5-10
2-5
0-1
What do you call a book of fiction between 20 and 50 thousand words?
A novella
A novelite
A short book
A poem
Do you think you read more than most people?
For sure
I think so.
Maybe a little
I doubt it.

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Which of these writers is known mostly for short stories, but just wrote his first novel?
Herman Melville
George Sanders
Jack Kerouac
Chuck Klosterman
How many books do you have lined up waiting to be read?
3 or more
2
1
0
Which of these authors does not write transgressive fiction?
Chuck Palahniuk
Hubert Selby
Bret Easton Ellis
Dr. Seuss

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Do you often wish you had more money to spend on books?
Yes, all the time
Sometimes
Not really
No
Who wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People?"
Dale Carnegie
Tony Robbins
Eckhart Tolle
Deepak Chopra
Do you ever blow off social engagements to stay home and read?
Yes, all the time.
I have once or twice.
No, but I have thought of it.
No way, are you kidding me?

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What is Beowulf?
An epic poem
A play
A novel
A memoir
Do you ever go to the beach without a book?
No
Not usually
Yeah, I hardly ever bring one.
I never bring one.
Have you ever reread a book more than once?
Yes, numerous times
I have done that with a few books.
I have done that once.
No, I never do that.

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What book is Denis Johnson best known for?
"Jesus' Son"
"Angels"
"Tree of Smoke"
"Fiskadoro"
Who wrote "Catch-22?"
Joseph Heller
Kurt Vonnegut
Anthony Burgess
Mark Diehl
Do you ever run out of room to put your books?
Yes, all the time.
No, but I am getting close to that.
No, but sometimes my place is a little cluttered.
No, not at all.

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What true crime book released this year centers on the bizarre trial of a New York City police officer?
"Raw Deal"
"In Cold Blood"
"Devil in the White City"
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"
What book of poetry was Walt Whitman best known for?
"Leaves of Grass"
"Grass of Leaves"
"Leaves and Grass"
"Grass Makes Leaves"
Do you ever make obscure references about books that no one understands?
Yes, all the time.
Sometimes.
I don't think so.
Never.

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Have you ever picked up a book at the library and then sat down and read the whole thing?
Yes, many times.
A few times.
No, but I have come close.
Are you kidding? Why would I do that?
Would you go out with someone that wasn't really into reading?
No chance.
Probably not.
Sure, if they had a lot of other good qualities.
Why would I care about that?
What is the name of the dog in "The Phantom Tollbooth?"
Tock
Tick
Aspen
Blossom

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What name did Samuel Clemens right under?
Mark Twain
Jules Verne
John Steinbeck
William Shakespeare
Do you get happy when someone buys you a book for Christmas?
Of course!
I am pretty happy about it.
I could go either way.
No, I get kind of bummed.
How long could you spend in a bookstore?
Hours
About an hour
A half hour
A few minutes

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Have you ever stayed up all night reading?
Sure, lots of times
Once or twice
No, but I have stayed up late
No, not ever
Where does Stephen King live?
Maine
Vermont
New York
California
Which of these did Edgar Allen Poe write?
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
"The Rise of the House of Usher"
"The Fall of a Man Called Usher"
"Usher, a Man and His Dream"

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How often is the movie better than the book?
Never
Hardly ever
Sometimes
All the time
Ever want to be a librarian?
Yes, that would be so fun.
I have considered it.
Not really.
No way.
Which of these was a book by Raymond Chandler?
"The Big Sleep"
"The Big Lie"
"The Big War"
"The Big Sandwich"

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