- In the very last line of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontė, from which book of the New Testament are the words "Amen; even so come, Lord Jesus" taken?
A. Corinthians
B. Colossians
C. Revelation
- The Bible recounts how the prophet Jonah was rescued from the clutches of a great fish. Which nautical novel quotes this story at length?
A. Moby Dick
B. Treasure Island
C. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- In The Run Upon The Bankers by Jonathan Swift, approaching doom is called "the writing is on the wall". Where is this phrase from?
A. Isaiah
B. Daniel
C. Jude
- In Act Two of Hamlet, Shakespeare refers to Polonius as which Biblical character who sacrificed his daughter?
A. Jonadab
B. Jehoshaphat
C. Jephthah
- TS Eliot penned a poem about a New Testament character called A Song of Simeon. Who was Simeon?
A. A tax-collector whom Jesus met in Jerusalem
B. A disciple of Jesus from Jericho
C. An old man who met the baby Jesus
- In Paradise Lost, John Milton refers to the Devil by the name Lucifer. From where in the Bible was this name taken?
A. Isaiah
B. Job
C. Revelation
- In Oscar Wilde's play Salome, who was the dancing girl that performed for King Herod and demanded the execution of John the Baptist?
A. Herod's Daughter
B. Herod's Stepdaughter
C. Herod's Cousin
- Shakespeare's Measure for Measure takes its title from the bible, but who was the source of the saying?
A. Moses
B. Jesus
C. Paul
- William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies is named after which biblical name for the Devil?
A. Belial
B. Beelzebul
C. Abaddon
- John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden is a reworking of the story of which two biblical characters?
A. Adam and Eve
B. Abraham and Sarah
C. Cain and Abel
