Adult Medium - Literature Trivia
This Quiz Is About Adult Medium - Literature
- 1.The haiku, a three-line poem that utilizes images from nature, originated in which country?
- A.
Japan
- B.
China
- C.
North Korea
- D.
Korea
- 2.Which of the following authors wrote "The Scarlet Letter"?
- A.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
- B.
Walt Whitman
- C.
Ernest Hemingway
- D.
Edgar Allan Poe
- 3."Ruff-ruff", "meow", and "oink-oink" are all examples of which stylistic device?
- A.
Analogy
- B.
Simile
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Onomotopoeia
- 4.What does the phrase "Carpe Diem" mean?
- A.
Carry The Day
- B.
Seize The Moment
- C.
Trust The Day
- D.
Seize The Day
- 5."Crime and Punishment", "Anna Karenina" and "Dr. Zhivago" all belong to which kind of literature?
- A.
Spanish
- B.
Polish
- C.
German
- D.
Russian
- 6."And that has made all the difference" is the final line in which Robert Frost poem?
- A.
The Road Not Taken
- B.
Acquainted With The Night
- C.
Fire And Ice
- D.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
- 7.Gregor Samsa is the main character in which of the following short stories by Franz Kafka?
- A.
Barn Burning
- B.
The Penal Colony
- C.
The Metamorphosis
- D.
Bartleby The Scrivener
- 8.In Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabelle Lee", where is the subject's kingdom located?
- A.
By The Sea
- B.
By The Mountains
- C.
In Heaven
- D.
By The Desert
- 9.Which George Orwell novel begins with the words "It was a bright cold day in April"?
- A.
1984
- B.
The Road To Wigan Pier
- C.
Keep The Aspidistra Flying
- D.
Down And Out In Paris And London
- 10.In "The Wasteland", which month does T.S. Eliot call "the cruellest"?
- A.
February
- B.
April
- C.
January
- D.
May
- 11.Which of the following Spanish-speaking writers was executed under Generalissimo Franco's regime?
- A.
Borges
- B.
Lorca
- C.
Neruda
- D.
Marquez
- 12.Which of Ian Fleming's 007 novels was first sold in the U.S. as "Too Hot To Handle"?
- A.
Dr. No
- B.
Casino Royale
- C.
Moonraker
- D.
You Only Live Twice
- 13.Which of the following literary genres describes a "coming-of-age" story?
- A.
Juvenilia
- B.
Epistolary Novel
- C.
Roman A Clef
- D.
Bildungsroman
- 14.What movie was based on Philip K Dick's short story "We Can Remember it for You Wholesale"?
- A.
Regarding Henry
- B.
Total Recall
- C.
Minority Report
- D.
Terminator
- 15.In which William Faulkner novel is "My mother is a fish" an entire chapter?
- A.
As I Lay Dying
- B.
Sanctuary
- C.
The Sound And The Fury
- D.
The Old Man And The Sea
- 16.In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery", how many times has Old Man Warner been in the lottery?
- A.
86
- B.
77
- C.
82
- D.
60
- 17.Pygmalion is a legendary figure found in which narrative poem written by the Roman poet Ovid?
- A.
My Fair Lady
- B.
Tristia
- C.
Metamorphoses
- D.
Pygmalion
- 18.In S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders", which book does Johnny ask for while he is in the hospital?
- A.
The Great Gatsby
- B.
To Kill A Mockingbird
- C.
Gone With The Wind
- D.
A Tale Of Two Cities
- 19.In Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple", what is young Celie told about her two children?
- A.
They Would Be Raised By Their Dad
- B.
They Were Taken Away To Be With God
- C.
They Were Adopted By Missionaries
- D.
She Could Get Them Back In A Year
- 20.What is the Hawaiian name for Pearl Harbor?
- A.
Hamau Leo
- B.
Pu Uloa
- C.
Kolekole
- D.
Momi
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