Ultimate Literature Quiz - 3
Dive into the 'Ultimate Literature Quiz - 3' and challenge your knowledge of authors and their works, including Saul Bellow, Robertson Davies, and more. This quiz assesses your familiarity with literary figures and their contributions, enhancing your literary comprehension.
- 1.
Who wrote "Dean's December"?
- A.
John Irving
- B.
Bob Cochrane
- C.
Jack Kerouac
- D.
Saul Bellow
Correct Answer
D. Saul Bellow -
- 2.
Who tells the story in Robertson Davies' "Fifth Business"?
- A.
Oliver Klothesoff
- B.
Nelly Golinchu
- C.
Dunstan Ramsay
- D.
Mordecai
Correct Answer
C. Dunstan Ramsay -
- 3.
Who wrote "Never Cry Wolf"?
- A.
Bob Cochrane
- B.
Jake Jarmel
- C.
Jack London
- D.
Farley Mowat
Correct Answer
D. Farley Mowat -
- 4.
What city was T.S. Eliot from?
- A.
Topeka, Kansas
- B.
Boston, Massachusetts
- C.
Brooklyn, New York
- D.
St. Louis, Missouri
Correct Answer
D. St. Louis, Missouri -
- 5.
What was Frank O'Connor's real name?
- A.
George William Russell
- B.
Michael O'Donovan
- C.
Daniel Corkery
- D.
Flann O'Brien
Correct Answer
B. Michael O'Donovan -
- 6.
Which of the following is a play by Ben Jonson?
- A.
The White Devil
- B.
Every Man In His Humour
- C.
'Tis Pity She's A Whore
- D.
A New Way To Pay Old Debts
Correct Answer
B. Every Man In His Humour -
- 7.
Akira Kurosawa made the film "Rashomon" based on the works of which author?
- A.
Yasunari Kawabata
- B.
Naoya Shiga
- C.
Ogai Mori
- D.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Correct Answer
D. Ryunosuke Akutagawa -
- 8.
Which story was meant to be the final story in James Joyce's "Dubliners" before he wrote "The Dead"?
- A.
A Mother
- B.
Grace
- C.
A Painful Case
- D.
Araby
Correct Answer
B. Grace -
- 9.
Who wrote "The Tin Drum" where the main character can shatter glass with a scream?
- A.
Gunter Grass
- B.
E. T. A. Hoffmann
- C.
Herman Hesse
- D.
Franz Kafka
Correct Answer
A. Gunter Grass -
- 10.
Who introduced the poetic form of a Dramatic Monologue to literature?
- A.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
- B.
Robert Browning
- C.
T.S. Eliot
- D.
Ezra Pound
Correct Answer
B. Robert Browning -
- 11.
What is the actual name of "Winnie the Pooh"?
- A.
Edward Bear
- B.
Chubby Little Cubby
- C.
Pooh Bear
- D.
Robert Bear
Correct Answer
A. Edward Bear -
- 12.
Who wrote "The Tale of Genji"?
- A.
Oe Kezaburo
- B.
Mishima Yukio
- C.
Sei Shonagon
- D.
Murasaki Shikibu
Correct Answer
D. Murasaki Shikibu -
- 13.
What author is generally recognized as the father of the modern detective story?
- A.
Raymond Chandler
- B.
Mickey Spillane
- C.
Edgar Allan Poe
- D.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Correct Answer
C. Edgar Allan Poe -
- 14.
Who wrote "Anna of the Five Townes"?
- A.
Arnold Bennett
- B.
Henry James
- C.
Daniel Defoe
- D.
Thomas Hardy
Correct Answer
A. Arnold Bennett -
- 15.
Who wrote "I am the cat who walks by himself and all places are alike to me"?
- A.
J.R.R. Tolkien
- B.
Gertrude Stein
- C.
Rudyard Kipling
- D.
C.S. Lewis
Correct Answer
C. Rudyard Kipling -
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