Great Books Exam Practice
Brush your knowledge on Great Books with these quiz questions.
- 1.
What is the name of the book by Joan Bauel about a teen looking for her father across the United States with her Aunt Addie?
- A.
States
- B.
Looking For Dad
- C.
Sarah Was Here
- D.
Hope Was Here
Correct Answer
D. Hope Was Here -
- 2.
Which hotel served as the inspiration for Arthur Hailey's best-selling novel "Hotel"?
- A.
Hotel Winneshiek, Decorah, Iowa
- B.
Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston
- C.
Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans
- D.
Hotel Pattee, Perry, Iowa
Correct Answer
C. Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans -
- 3.
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was about whom?
- A.
Smiley And Sgt. Jake Roenick
- B.
Arthur Dent And Ford Prefect
- C.
George Lutz And Billy Lutz
- D.
John Smith And Benjamin Diaz
Correct Answer
B. Arthur Dent And Ford Prefect -
- 4.
Which book published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux is about a brief 10337 of the twenty-first century?
- A.
Absolute Friends
- B.
The Interruption Of Everything
- C.
The World Is Flat
- D.
The Historian
Correct Answer
C. The World Is Flat -
- 5.
Which best seller is about Dr. Kay Scarpetta returning to Richmond to work on a perplexing crime?
- A.
Trace
- B.
Black Rose
- C.
Final Scream
- D.
Inside The Mind Of Scott Peterson
Correct Answer
A. Trace -
- 6.
Which HarperCollins book is about a debutante from Charleston who alters a 12-year-old girl's life?
- A.
Sweetwater Creek
- B.
You: The Owner's Manual
- C.
Deception Point
- D.
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Correct Answer
A. Sweetwater Creek -
- 7.
Which story is about a matchmaker who tries to find the perfect wife for a client?
- A.
My Sister's Keeper
- B.
The Da Vinci Code
- C.
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
- D.
Match Me If You Can
Correct Answer
D. Match Me If You Can -
- 8.
Which bestseller is about a Marine being chased by fearsome bounty hunters?
- A.
Deception Point
- B.
Dead Like Me
- C.
Confessions Of A Video Vixen
- D.
Scarecrow
Correct Answer
D. Scarecrow -
- 9.
Which book, published by Viking, is about a woman who returns home after her mother commits a violent act?
- A.
Day Of The Dead
- B.
Inside The Mind Of Scott Peterson
- C.
Your Best Life Now
- D.
The Mermaid Chair
Correct Answer
D. The Mermaid Chair -
- 10.
What best selling book is about a young couple who discovers drug trafficking and murder in border town?
- A.
Final Scream
- B.
No Country For Old Men
- C.
Lunar Park
- D.
Absolute Friends
Correct Answer
B. No Country For Old Men -
- 11.
Which story is about a spirited woman who claims the heart of Jason Sherbrooke?
- A.
The Perricone Promise
- B.
Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim
- C.
Assassin
- D.
Lyon's Gate
Correct Answer
D. Lyon's Gate -
- 12.
Which story is about Alex Hawke, who tries to foil a Franco-Chinese plot to rule the world?
- A.
Lakeside Cottage
- B.
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
- C.
Pirate
- D.
The Perricone Promise
Correct Answer
C. Pirate -
- 13.
What best selling book is about an exiled poet who returns to Turkey to report on a wave of suicides?
- A.
Wicked
- B.
Scarecrow
- C.
White Hot
- D.
Snow
Correct Answer
D. Snow -
- 14.
Who wrote the bestseller "Scarecrow"?
- A.
Mark Leyner And Billy Goldberg
- B.
Dan Brown
- C.
Matthew Reilly
- D.
James Patterson And Andrew Gross
Correct Answer
C. Matthew Reilly -
- 15.
Who wrote the original radio play of War of the Worlds?
- A.
Joe Indiviglio
- B.
Howard Koch
- C.
Orson Wells
- D.
Rod Serling
Correct Answer
B. Howard Koch -
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