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- 1.
Who wrote the South African novel "The Smell of Apples"?
- A.
Breyten Breytenbach
- B.
Andre P. Brink
- C.
Ezekiel Mphahlele
- D.
Mark Behr
Correct Answer
D. Mark Behr -
- 2.
Who wrote "Walden Two"?
- A.
William James
- B.
Henry David Thoreau
- C.
B.F. Skinner
- D.
Henry James
Correct Answer
C. B.F. Skinner -
- 3.
What powerful couple ruled as High Prince and Princess for thirty-some years in Melanie Rawn's "Dragon Prince" and "Dragon Star" trilogies?
- A.
Roelstra And Palila
- B.
Pol And Sionell
- C.
Andrade And Urival
- D.
Rohan And Sioned
Correct Answer
D. Rohan And Sioned -
- 4.
What record did Holden Caulfield buy for his sister Phoebe?
- A.
Old Macdonald Had A Farm
- B.
Good Ship Lollipop
- C.
The Candy Man
- D.
Little Shirley Beans
Correct Answer
D. Little Shirley Beans -
- 5.
What is the name of the prep school that Holden Caulfield leaves in the opening chapters of "The Catcher in the Rye"?
- A.
Pencey
- B.
Agerstown Prep
- C.
Saxon Hall
- D.
Spencer
Correct Answer
A. Pencey -
- 6.
Who wrote the book "S/Z"?
- A.
Jacques Derrida
- B.
Umberto Eco
- C.
Julia Kristeva
- D.
Roland Barthes
Correct Answer
D. Roland Barthes -
- 7.
Who wrote "The Castle of Otranto", the first Gothic Novel?
- A.
Wilkie Collins
- B.
Horace Walpole
- C.
Edgar Allan Poe
- D.
William Gladstone
Correct Answer
B. Horace Walpole -
- 8.
In addition to Elizabeth, who are the other four Bennet daughters in "Pride and Prejudice"?
- A.
Jane, Mary, Catherine, Lydia
- B.
Meg, Jane, Catherine, Mary
- C.
Constance, Jane, Lydia, Catherine
- D.
Charlotte, Jane, Mary, Lydia
Correct Answer
A. Jane, Mary, Catherine, Lydia -
- 9.
In the book "Catch-22", what was Yossarian's first name?
- A.
Ahmed
- B.
John
- C.
Jerry
- D.
Frank
Correct Answer
B. John -
- 10.
In the book "Catch-22", what was the name of the hooker Nately was in love with?
- A.
Lucia
- B.
Never Stated
- C.
Marcia
- D.
Maria
Correct Answer
B. Never Stated -
- 11.
In the book "Catch-22", who was known as "The Dead Man in Yossarian's Tent"?
- A.
Tapman
- B.
Nately
- C.
Dobbs
- D.
Mudd
Correct Answer
D. Mudd -
- 12.
According to H.P. Lovecraft, who wrote the blasphemous "Necronomicon"?
- A.
Wilber Whatley
- B.
Abdul Alhazred
- C.
Richard Upton Pickman
- D.
Herbert West
Correct Answer
B. Abdul Alhazred -
- 13.
What does the H. P. in author H. P. Lovecraft's name stand for?
- A.
Howard Philips
- B.
Harland Paul
- C.
Harding P.
- D.
Harrison Philemon
Correct Answer
A. Howard Philips -
- 14.
Which is not an H. P. Lovecraft story?
- A.
At The Mountains Of Madness
- B.
The Dunwich Horror
- C.
The Watcher Out Of Time
- D.
Cool Air
Correct Answer
C. The Watcher Out Of Time -
- 15.
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", where did the Wilsons live?
- A.
East Egg
- B.
Manhattan
- C.
West Egg
- D.
Valley Of The Ashes
Correct Answer
D. Valley Of The Ashes -
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