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What does Charlie Brown's father do for a living?
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Explore the realms of literature with our Amazing Quiz On Literature - 3, featuring questions about authors, books, and literary characters. Test your knowledge on works like 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'The Perfect Storm', enhancing your literary understanding and appreciation.

2.

Which one of these people did not receive an honorary degree from Harvard?
- Andy Warhol
- Shah Of Iran
- Ravi Shankar
- Alan Greenspan
Correct Answer

A. Andy Warhol
3.

Who wrote the short story, "The Man from Mars"?
- Ann Beattie
- Kay Boyle
- Margaret Atwood
- Joyce Carol Oates
Correct Answer

A. Margaret Atwood
4.

Who wrote "A Silver Dish"?
- Bernard Malamud
- Robert Penn Warren
- Philip Roth
- Saul Bellow
Correct Answer

A. Saul Bellow
5.

Erle Stanley Gardner wrote more then 80 novels based on what character?
- Perry Mason
- Don Juan
- Sherlock Holmes
- Hardy Boys
Correct Answer

A. Perry Mason
6.

Which one of these is NOT a brother in "The Brothers Karamazov"?
- Dmitri
- Ivan
- Alyosha
- Olaf
Correct Answer

A. Olaf
7.

Who wrote "The Osterman Weekend"?
- Stephen King
- Norman Mailer
- Truman Capote
- Robert Ludlum
Correct Answer

A. Robert Ludlum
8.

Who wrote the book "Barbary Shore"?
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Jack London
- Erskine Caldwell
- Norman Mailer
Correct Answer

A. Norman Mailer
9.

What was the cargo of the H.M.S. Bounty during the famous mutiny in 1789?
- Gold
- Clothing
- Trees
- Silver
Correct Answer

A. Trees
10.

Who is the narrator of "The Handmaid's Tale"?
- Cassie
- Serena
- Offred
- Myrna
Correct Answer

A. Offred
11.

"Sometime during eternity some guys show up" is the beginning of a poem by whom?
- Anne Sexton
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- E. E. Cummings
- T.S. Eliot
Correct Answer

A. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
12.

Who wrote, "Odour of Chrysanthemums"?
- D.H. Lawrence
- Somerset Maugham
- Nadine Gordimer
- William Faulkner
Correct Answer

A. D.H. Lawrence
13.

Who wrote "The Horse-Dealer's Daughter"?
- John Steinbeck
- D.H. Lawrence
- O. Henry
- William Faulkner
Correct Answer

A. D.H. Lawrence
14.

Who wrote the book "The Perfect Storm"?
- Oliver Stone
- Juice Newton
- Peter Benchley
- Sebastian Junger
Correct Answer

A. Sebastian Junger
15.

Who wrote the short story, "Miriam"?
- Philip Roth
- Saul Bellow
- Graham Greene
- Truman Capote
Correct Answer

A. Truman Capote

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Which one of these people did not receive an honorary degree from Harvard?

Who wrote the short story, "The Man from Mars"?

Who wrote "A Silver Dish"?

Erle Stanley Gardner wrote more then 80 novels based on what character?

Which one of these is NOT a brother in "The Brothers Karamazov"?

Who wrote "The Osterman Weekend"?

Who wrote the book "Barbary Shore"?

What was the cargo of the H.M.S. Bounty during the famous mutiny in 1789?

Who is the narrator of "The Handmaid's Tale"?

"Sometime during eternity some guys show up" is the beginning of a poem by whom?

Who wrote, "Odour of Chrysanthemums"?

Who wrote "The Horse-Dealer's Daughter"?

Who wrote the book "The Perfect Storm"?

Who wrote the short story, "Miriam"?