The Ultimate Great Books Trivia
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- 1.
The 1980 book titled "A Confederacy of Dunces" was written by?
- A.
Graham Greene
- B.
John K. Toole
- C.
Dashiell Hammett
- D.
Robert A. Heinlein
Correct Answer
B. John K. Toole -
- 2.
The 1908 book titled, "The Wind in the Willows", was written by?
- A.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- B.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
- C.
Kenneth Graham
- D.
John O'hara
Correct Answer
C. Kenneth Graham -
- 3.
The 1959 book titled, "Henderson the Rain King", was written by?
- A.
Philip Roth
- B.
Joseph Conrad
- C.
Saul Bellow
- D.
Salman Rushdie
Correct Answer
C. Saul Bellow -
- 4.
The 1935 book titled, "Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy", was written by?
- A.
Flannery O'Connor
- B.
Kazuo Ishiguro
- C.
Dashiell Hammett
- D.
James T. Farrell
Correct Answer
D. James T. Farrell -
- 5.
The 1927 book titled, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", was written by?
- A.
Thornton Wilder
- B.
Elizabeth Berg
- C.
James Jones
- D.
A. S. Byatt
Correct Answer
A. Thornton Wilder -
- 6.
The 1974 book titled "The Killer, Angels" was written by?
- A.
J. D. Salinger
- B.
James Agee
- C.
Michael Shaara
- D.
Joseph Conrad
Correct Answer
C. Michael Shaara -
- 7.
The 1904 book titled, "Nostromo", was written by?
- A.
Willa Cather
- B.
Ayn Rand
- C.
Joseph Conrad
- D.
Ernest Hemingway
Correct Answer
C. JosepH Conrad -
- 8.
Who wrote the 1936 work "Absalom, Absalom"?
- A.
William Faulkner
- B.
Samuel Butler
- C.
Edith Wharton
- D.
Herman Wouk
Correct Answer
A. William Faulkner -
- 9.
The 1980 book titled "Kane and Abel" was written by whom?
- A.
Salman Rushdie
- B.
Theodore Dreiser
- C.
Jeffrey Archer
- D.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Correct Answer
C. Jeffrey Archer -
- 10.
The 1950 book titled "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was written by whom?
- A.
Judith Guest
- B.
James Joyce
- C.
Joseph Heller
- D.
C. S. Lewis
Correct Answer
D. C. S. Lewis -
- 11.
The 1928 book titled "Orlando" was written by whom?
- A.
J. P. Donleavy
- B.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- C.
Graham Greene
- D.
Virginia Woolf
Correct Answer
D. Virginia Woolf -
- 12.
The 1979 book titled "The Burger's Daughter" was written by?
- A.
John Steinbeck
- B.
Nadine Gordimer
- C.
Vladimir Nabokov
- D.
V. S. Naipaul
Correct Answer
B. Nadine Gordimer -
- 13.
The 1984 book titled "Cold Sassy Tree" was written by?
- A.
Upton Sinclair
- B.
Lawrence Durrell
- C.
Graham Greene
- D.
Olive-Ann Burns
Correct Answer
D. Olive-Ann Burns -
- 14.
The 1957/60 book titled, "The Alexandria Quartet", was written by?
- A.
Lawrence Durrell
- B.
William Faulkner
- C.
John Steinbeck
- D.
Ernest Hemingway
Correct Answer
A. Lawrence Durrell -
- 15.
The 1961 book titled, "A House for Mr. Biswas", was written by?
- A.
D. H. Lawrence
- B.
Virginia Woolf
- C.
John Steinbeck
- D.
V. S. Naipaul
Correct Answer
D. V. S. Naipaul -
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