Test Your IQ On Literature
Engage with 'Test your IQ On Literature' to explore key authors and their classic works, spanning from early 20th to late 20th century. This quiz evaluates knowledge of influential literary figures and their contributions, enhancing understanding and appreciation of literature.
- 1.
The 1963 book titled, "Cat's Cradle", was written by whom?
- A.
John Steinbeck
- B.
Kurt Vonnegut
- C.
Alice Walker
- D.
Harper Lee
Correct Answer
B. Kurt Vonnegut -
- 2.
Who wrote the 1963 book "The Bell Jar"?
- A.
Sylvia Plath
- B.
Richard Hughes
- C.
A. S. Byatt
- D.
James Joyce
Correct Answer
A. Sylvia Plath -
- 3.
The 1993 book titled, "The Shipping News" was written by?
- A.
Virginia Woolf
- B.
James A. Michener
- C.
E. Annie Proulx
- D.
Eudora Welty
Correct Answer
C. E. Annie Proulx -
- 4.
Who wrote the 1979 book "The Wapshot Chronicles"?
- A.
Alice Walker
- B.
William Kennedy
- C.
John Cheever
- D.
Richard Wright
Correct Answer
C. John Cheever -
- 5.
The 1925 book "Mrs. Dalloway" was written by whom?
- A.
E. M. Forster
- B.
John Irving
- C.
Virginia Woolf
- D.
Douglas Adams
Correct Answer
C. Virginia Woolf -
- 6.
Who wrote the 1963 book "Where the Wild Things Are"?
- A.
Margaret Atwood
- B.
D. H. Lawrence
- C.
Maurice Sendak
- D.
James Joyce
Correct Answer
C. Maurice Sendak -
- 7.
Who wrote the 1983 book "Ironweed"?
- A.
James Joyce
- B.
E.M. Forster
- C.
William Kennedy
- D.
Rudyard Kipling
Correct Answer
C. William Kennedy -
- 8.
Who wrote the 1961 book "Franny and Zooey"?
- A.
Sherwood Anderson
- B.
J. D. Salinger
- C.
John Steinbeck
- D.
Katherine Anne Porter
Correct Answer
B. J. D. Salinger -
- 9.
The 1992 book titled, "Jazz" was written by?
- A.
Ernest Hemingway
- B.
Paul Bowles
- C.
Toni Morrison
- D.
Muriel Spark
Correct Answer
C. Toni Morrison -
- 10.
The 1987 book titled, "Bonfire of the Vanities" was written by?
- A.
Iris Murdoch
- B.
Thomas Wolfe
- C.
Rosamunde Pilcher
- D.
Anne Tyler
Correct Answer
B. Thomas Wolfe -
- 11.
The 1959 book titled, "Separate Peace, A", was written by?
- A.
D. H. Lawrence
- B.
John Knowles
- C.
E. L. Doctorow
- D.
James A. Michener
Correct Answer
B. John Knowles -
- 12.
The 1983 book titled, "The Mists of Avalon" was written by?
- A.
Aldous Huxley
- B.
Ford Maddox Ford
- C.
Marion Zimmer Bradley
- D.
Henry Roth
Correct Answer
C. Marion Zimmer Bradley -
- 13.
Who wrote the 1978 book "War and Remembrance"?
- A.
Herman Wouk
- B.
Arnold Bennett
- C.
E. M. Forster
- D.
Theodore Dreiser
Correct Answer
A. Herman Wouk -
- 14.
The 1974 book titled "Centennial" was written by whom?
- A.
E. M. Forster
- B.
Aldous Huxley
- C.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
- D.
James A. Michener
Correct Answer
D. James A. Michener -
- 15.
The 1979 book titled, "A Bend in the River" was written by?
- A.
James M. Cain
- B.
Graham Greene
- C.
V. S. Naipaul
- D.
Doris Lessing
Correct Answer
C. V. S. Naipaul -
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