Lewis Carroll (Pen Names) trivia
Lewis Carroll (Pen Names) Mini Quiz
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Question 1
Which Oxford mathematician wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll?
Christ Church mathematics lecturer Charles Dodgson published imaginative fiction under a separate literary identity.
Question 2
Lewis Carroll's pen name draws on Latin versions of which personal names?
The pseudonym reverses and anglicizes two translated given names, leaving Dodgson's surname out entirely.
Question 3
Which heroine stars in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
The sequel Through the Looking-Glass sends the curious heroine through a chessboard-shaped world.
Question 4
Which Lewis Carroll poem features the invented word "slithy"?
The word "slithy" blends "slimy" and "lithe," showing Carroll's playful use of portmanteau words.