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    Who submitted John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" for publication?

    • His Mother
    • His Best Friend
    • His English Professor
    • He Did It Himself
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Explore key moments in literary history with 'Amazing Trivia On Literature'. This quiz covers authors, novels, and poetic expressions, enhancing understanding of literary classics and critical analysis skills.

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  • 2. 

    In literature, where would you find "W.A.S.T.E."?

    • Christie's "The Mousetrap"

    • Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four"

    • Pynchon's "Crying Of Lot 49"

    • Golding's "Lord Of The Flies"

    Correct Answer
    A. Pynchon's "Crying Of Lot 49"
  • 3. 

    Which author wrote "All Creatures Great and Small"?

    • Lord Byron

    • Charles Dickens

    • Lord Tennyson

    • James Herriot

    Correct Answer
    A. James Herriot
  • 4. 

    Who is seen as the "citadel of the family" in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"?

    • Ma Joad

    • Pa Joad

    • Rosasharn

    • Tom Joad

    Correct Answer
    A. Ma Joad
  • 5. 

    In Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita", how does Lolita's mother Charlotte die?

    • She Is Killed By Humbert Humbert

    • She Is Hit By A Car

    • She Is Killed By Lolita After Lolita Finds Out That She Has Married Humbert Humbert

    • She Dies After A Bout With An Abdominal Problem

    Correct Answer
    A. She Is Hit By A Car
  • 6. 

    "Beauty is truth, truth beauty, that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know", were the words of which famous romantic poet?

    • Lord Byron

    • Percy Bysshe Shelley

    • John Keats

    • Robert Browning

    Correct Answer
    A. John Keats
  • 7. 

    What was the setting for Kate Chopin's novel, "The Awakening"?

    • West Virginia

    • Texas

    • Oklahoma

    • Louisiana

    Correct Answer
    A. Louisiana
  • 8. 

    Which William Burroughs book begins with the line, "I can feel the heat closing in"?

    • Nova Express

    • Naked Lunch

    • Junky

    • Queer

    Correct Answer
    A. Naked Lunch
  • 9. 

    Which female poet wrote a novel that has been compared to "Catcher in the Rye"?

    • Margaret Atwood

    • Sylvia Plath

    • Marge Piercy

    • Anne Sexton

    Correct Answer
    A. Sylvia Plath
  • 10. 

    Who wrote the trilogy of "Sexus", "Nexus" and "Plexus"?

    • Oscar Wilde

    • Anais Nin

    • Charles Bukowski

    • Henry Miller

    Correct Answer
    A. Henry Miller
  • 11. 

    Who won the National Book Award for "All the Pretty Horses"?

    • Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    • Cormac McCarthy

    • John Irving

    • Tom Robbins

    Correct Answer
    A. Cormac McCarthy
  • 12. 

    What is M.C. Escher's full name?

    • Hirsh Pauly Giger

    • Anthony Joseph Gallant

    • Maurits Cornelous Escher

    • Murray Christophe Escher

    Correct Answer
    A. Maurits Cornelous Escher
  • 13. 

    Which book records road trips taken by Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise?

    • Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

    • The Rum Diary

    • On The Road

    • Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

    Correct Answer
    A. On The Road
  • 14. 

    Who was the rat living under the Wilbur's trough in the book, "Charlotte's Web"?

    • Bernard

    • Templeton

    • Clifford

    • Oscar

    Correct Answer
    A. Templeton
  • 15. 

    What screenplay did Marilyn Monroe's husband, Arthur Miller, write for her?

    • Some Like It Hot

    • The Misfits

    • Bus Stop

    • Niagara

    Correct Answer
    A. The Misfits

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