Welcome to the ultimate Classic Authors quiz featuring Brainscape’s flashcards (https://www.brainscape.com) from our ‘Get Smarter’ collection of general knowledge flashcards! Find those (and more literature flashcards) here:

• https://www.brainscape.com/learn/get-smarter
• https://www.brainscape.com/subjects/english/ (User-generated English literature flashcards)
• https://www.brainscape.com/subjects/english/classic-novels/ (User-generated classic novels flashcards)

In this video, we'll test your smarts with a selection of questions and answers that cover a wide range of the world’s most beloved, classic literature and authors. Some of the questions covered include:

0:13 - Which pioneering female novelist wrote ‘To the Lighthouse’, ‘Mrs Dalloway’, and ‘Orlando’?

0:44 - Which British writer and linguist wrote ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy?

1:17 - Which American author wrote ‘The Sound and the Fury’, ‘As I Lay Dying’, and ‘Sanctuary’?

The questions and answers you see on the screen are actually screen recordings of Brainscape’s Classic Authors flashcards from our ‘Get Smarter’ collection (https://www.brainscape.com/learn/get-smarter), one of the most effective tools for improving your baseline knowledge in all the things you wished you’d learned in school! 

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So, whether you're a literature student, passionate reader, trivia buff, or just someone who loves to learn new things, this video, and the other 6 sets in this series, are totally for you! So sit back, relax, and get ready to put your knowledge to the test and get smarter (https://www.brainscape.com/academy/get-smarter/) with Brainscape's flashcards. 

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