Can you name the most cited works of literature on AP Literature Exams since 1971?

Times Cited	Work of Literature	Author
23		Ralph Ellison
18		Emily Bronte
16		Charles Dickens
15		Fyodor Dostoevski
15		Charlotte Bronte
15		Herman Melville
13		Joseph Conrad
13		Mark Twain
12		William Shakespeare
12		F. Scott Fitzgerald
11		Herman Melville
11		Joseph Heller
11		Nathaniel Hawthorne
11		James Joyce
10		Kate Chopin
10		William Faulkner
10		Leslie Marmon Silko
9		William Faulkner
9		Zora Neale Hurston
9		Toni Morrison
8		Leo Tolstoy

Times Cited	Work of Literature	Author
8		Sophocles
8		Rudolfo Anaya
8		Voltaire
8		Tennessee Williams
8		Upton Sinclair
8		Richard Wright
8		William Shakespeare
8		Tennessee Williams
8		Toni Morrison
8		Alice Walker
7		Arthur Miller
7		Alan Paton
7		Arthur Miller
7		Joseph Conrad
7		E. M. Forster
7		Lorraine Hansberry
7		Samuel Beckett
7		Toni Morrison
7		Tom Stoppard
7		Gustave Flaubert
7		Thomas Hardy

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AP Literature Most Cited Quiz

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	Geo1:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 16:31 GMT	4 points
	This is an interesting mix of works.

	Rayavi:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 16:39 GMT	6 points
	According to your source, quite a few of your numbers are off. Also, if your cutoff was 7, you're missing a few of them.

	rockgolf:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 16:43 GMT	27 points
	The question at the top of the page doesn't describe the quiz at all. Can you change it to "Can you name the most cited works of literature <br> on AP Literature Exams since 1971?" And for the 80% of the world that doesn't know what AP is can you define it in the Notes?

	omgshnikki:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 17:18 GMT	1 point
	Only read 11 of these books in my ap lit class. No wonder the exam was a challenge.

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	caramba:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 17:43 GMT	5 points
	I Who wants to see a quiz on the most cited pieces of literature in Sporcle quizzes? Starting with HP 1-7...

	Bretzky:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 17:56 GMT	5 points
	I think something is goofy with this quiz. It said I missed some that I answered and that I answered some that I missed.

	TJL:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 17:58 GMT	2 points
	I don't get what it's measuring. I went to the source and I'm still confused. I'm sure these turned up more often than that; my AP Lit class alone must have accounted for 10 of those 15 Moby Dick references

	SporcleAdmin:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 17:59 GMT	18 points
	Our apologies, the source had been updated since the quiz creation. We updated the quiz this morning so some of the numbers will be off. We were also shocked that the Twilight saga had not made the cut yet!

	RealityChuck:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 18:06 GMT	7 points
	It is "Tom Stoppard," not "Tom Stoppar"

	juviejay:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 18:26 GMT	10 points
	Well, it may have been one of the most cited works in literature in 1971, but Jude the Obscure was a bit too obscure for me.

	monstro:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 18:49 GMT	30 points
	Funny that "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" made the list, but its source-work, "Hamlet," did not.

	PSUnited:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 19:27 GMT	1 point
	I'm surprised at the complaining people are doing about the title. As long as you know the best known works of these authors/playwrights you should do fine.

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	Asmodeus10:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 20:05 GMT	7 points
	@PSUnited: Not necessarily. Joyce, Faulkner, and Tolstoy all have works that are more famous than the ones that appeared on here.

	Ourboros313:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 21:17 GMT	7 points
	Well this is a nice surprise for a random Saturday afternoon. I made this back in 2009 but I suspect it's been changed entirely to fit the updated source. For those who don't know, the AP Literature exam is taken by high school students in the US for college credit. On one of the essay questions, it asks the student to support or refute a statement using a limited list of literary works that they supply as source references.

	dknox5:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 21:23 GMT	2 points
	I'm surprised Lord of the Flies isn't on here. I think like half of the people in my AP Lit class used it on the test.

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	rgc1600:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 21:51 GMT	6 points
	If this doesn't highlight what's wrong with literature education, I don't know what does. Three books by Toni Morrison? Really? More than Austen, Steinbeck, Hemingway, Orwell? Oy.

	cheesetoasted:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 21:55 GMT	-2 points
	I love how many plays are on here, clearly cited by all the drama nerds who take the AP test.

	outofmanassas:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 22:40 GMT	2 points
	Ha, I got a 5 on that exam... which is funny since sporcle's comment was "hopefully do better on this than on your ap exam"

	finesse:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 23:43 GMT	-3 points
	I don't get it - how come i type Rosenkrantz etc as shown, but it doesnt register?

	omerduck:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 23:46 GMT	3 points
	way to be joseph heller! catch 22 = by far funniest book here

	spartacat:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 23:57 GMT	1 point
	@finesse - its Rosencrantz, no k in it

	Statto2:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 23:58 GMT	1 point
	Try spelling it as RosenCrantz! I missed it through wrong spelling as well. Talking of writers with a number of famous works, the Shakespeare plays are not necessarily that obvious either.

	Sarahbelle:	Jan 22nd, 2011 at 23:59 GMT	3 points
	@purplebackpack89 - It really isn't. Look at the date it was contributed. @Ourboros313 - Congrats on getting published!

	GoodRiddance856:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 01:46 GMT	2 points
	I think I quoted "Frankenstein" in all of my essays...

	chriskotx:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 01:48 GMT	5 points
	I'm guessing I'm the only one lost as to why Invisible Man would be the most cited on AP exams.

	McRazz:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 03:55 GMT	1 point
	I did worse on this than I thought I would. I did not expect those Shakespeare works to be the ones listed here. I remember taking this exam; I wrote about Wuthering Heights even though we had not read it in class. I loved that book and still do, but I admit that at the time my love for it was based on the fact that the dysfunctional relationships were relevant to high school. And I forgot about Bless Me, Ultima until this exam - good book.

	Journey2688:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 06:38 GMT	1 point
	I find it funny that they accepted "Huck Finn" for the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

	cthulhu:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 14:24 GMT	1 point
	Took the test in '06. First piece was a poem by Robert Penn Warren. Did it. Second piece I don't remember. Did it. Third piece was the prompt about 'the country,' and the only thing I could think of was 'All the King's Men.' So basically, I got a 4 because I wrote two RPW essays. (And because I'm not great at literature.)

	jefe_:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 15:25 GMT	5 points
	Why is there so much time on this quiz? I hope you weren't expecting us to write a few essays...

	willwoodlen:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 15:51 GMT	2 points
	There's so much time on this quiz in order to give me more time to drive myself crazy trying to remember the title of Bless Me, Ultima, a book I read, liked, and freakin' taught, and couldn't remember!!

	thunderdan:	Jan 24th, 2011 at 06:05 GMT	1 point
	catch22, gatsby and as i lay dying are among my favorites, glad to see they're referenced on the test

	gretabeth:	Jan 24th, 2011 at 20:02 GMT	1 point
	A bit too much time (finished/gave up 6 min in) but enjoyed the quiz!

	on_the_shelf:	Jan 28th, 2011 at 02:45 GMT	2 points
	Wow, we only read a fraction of these for our AP class. However, I cited Pride and Prejudice (and did darn fine with it).