Mystery Fiction Lesson Plan Quiz

Free lesson plan for 7th grade and up

History of the Mystery Quiz

Questions are based on the individual authors' biographies which are located in the Mystery Timeline.
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Edgar Allan Poe

1. Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?
2. What was his first love?
3. What job did he accept after marriage?
4. While he worked at Burton's, what tale did he write?
5. When did Poe introduce the first ever fictional detective and what was his name?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1. Where was he born?
2. What was his first career?
3. Who was the famous detective he created?
4. What principles did he use to create this detective?
5. How many novels and short stories were created about the famous detective and his sidekick?