Amazing Quiz On Literature

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    Who is the cripple in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie"?

    • Thomas
    • Laura
    • Amanda
    • Jim
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Explore key characters and elements from classic and contemporary literature in the 'Amazing Quiz On Literature'. Assess your knowledge on famous works by Tolstoy, Tennessee Williams, Stephen King, and others, enhancing literary comprehension and appreciation.

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  • 2. 

    What is Giovanni Boccaccio's famous collection of stories called?

    • The Chronicles Of Narnia

    • The Decameron

    • The Plague

    • Bienvenue Al Paradiso

    Correct Answer
    A. The Decameron
  • 3. 

    In what year was Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" published?

    • 1932

    • 1803

    • 1845

    • 1867

    Correct Answer
    A. 1845
  • 4. 

    What color was Anna Karenina's bag in the Tolstoy novel of the same name?

    • Blue

    • White

    • Red

    • Black

    Correct Answer
    A. Red
  • 5. 

    What character plays a demon in Stephen King's "The Stand"?

    • Nick Andros

    • Randall Flagg

    • Larry Underwood

    • Stu Redman

    Correct Answer
    A. Randall Flagg
  • 6. 

    Who was Edgar Allan Poe's wife?

    • Mary E. Freeman

    • Eliza Shelby

    • Gena Calegari

    • Virginia Clemm

    Correct Answer
    A. Virginia Clemm
  • 7. 

    What radio show made the writer Garrison Keillor famous?

    • Lake Wobegon Days

    • Homeside Chat With Garrison Keller

    • Amateur Hour

    • A Prairie Home Companion

    Correct Answer
    A. A Prairie Home Companion
  • 8. 

    What is the name of the heroine in the Henry James novel "The Portrait of a Lady"?

    • Helena Bonham Carter

    • Isabel Archer

    • Madame Merle

    • Denise Wickersham

    Correct Answer
    A. Isabel Archer
  • 9. 

    Who wrote the book "The Right Stuff"?

    • Tom Wolfe

    • John Glenn

    • Carl Sagan

    • Alan Shepard

    Correct Answer
    A. Tom Wolfe
  • 10. 

    Who was the protagonist of John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress"?

    • Christian

    • Pilgrim

    • Capt. John Smith

    • Evangelist

    Correct Answer
    A. Christian
  • 11. 

    What philosophical treatise did Thomas Hobbes write in 1651?

    • Leviathan

    • Gulliver's Travels

    • The Decameron

    • Mere Christianity

    Correct Answer
    A. Leviathan
  • 12. 

    Who created the character of Holly Golightly?

    • Grace Metalious

    • Norman Mailer

    • Truman Capote

    • Jacqueline Susann

    Correct Answer
    A. Truman Capote
  • 13. 

    Who was Andromeda going to marry before they were both killed?

    • Orion

    • Lycaon

    • Pegasus

    • Perseus

    Correct Answer
    A. Perseus
  • 14. 

    Who said the line "Lady as you are mine, I am yours"?

    • Romeo

    • Solinus

    • Claudio

    • Hamlet

    Correct Answer
    A. Claudio
  • 15. 

    For which novel did Cormac McCarthy receive the National Book Award?

    • The Crossing

    • All The Pretty Horses

    • Suttree

    • Blood Meridian

    Correct Answer
    A. All The Pretty Horses

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