Crips Quiz On Literature - 2
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What was the original title of T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"?
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April Is The Cruelest Month
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He Do The Police In Different Voices
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Inventions Of The March Hare
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I Do Not Hope To Turn Again
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Explore the depths of literary classics with the 'Crips Quiz On Literature - 2'. This quiz assesses knowledge on famous works and authors, exploring titles, character names, and settings. Perfect for literature enthusiasts keen on enhancing their understanding of literary history and analysis.
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Who wrote the influential book "Orientalism", about how western literature and art has portrayed the Orient for centuries?
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Edward Said
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Jonathan Culler
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F.R. Leavis
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Erich Auerbach
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A. Edward Said -
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In "Salem's Lot", Weasel Philips' name in the book was?
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Wessel Craig
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Wessel Rayburn
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Wessel Smith
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Wessel Miller
Correct Answer
A. Wessel Craig -
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In which country is Sir Walter Scott's novel "Quentin Durward" set?
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Ireland
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Spain
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Scotland
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France
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A. France -
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Silas Wegg and his wooden leg are villains in which Charles Dickens' novel?
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Bleak House
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Barnaby Rudge
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Our Mutual Friend
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Hard Times
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A. Our Mutual Friend -
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In the novel "What Katy Did", what is the full name of Katy?
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Brooke
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Bridges
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Fowler
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Carr
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A. Carr -
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To what does the title of "The Shell Seekers" by Rosamunde Pilcher refer?
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People Who Walk The Beach
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A Painting By Penelope's Father
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Workers At A Spode Factory
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Three Children: Olivia, Noel, Nancy
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A. A Painting By Penelope's Father -
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Which novel was not written by Maeve Binchy?
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To Light A Penny Candle
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September
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Circle Of Friends
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Tara Road
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A. September -
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In the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee", Sam dies the day after which holiday?
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Easter
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Halloween
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Christmas
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Thanksgiving
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A. Christmas -
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What city is the setting of the Albert Camus novel "The Plague"?
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Oran, Algeria
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Cadiz, Spain
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Paris, France
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Seville, Spain
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A. Oran, Algeria -
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What was the first major work by Jonathan Swift?
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Joseph Andrews
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Gargantua And Pantagruel
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A Tale Of A Tub
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The Vicar Of Wakefield
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A. A Tale Of A Tub -
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Who wrote "The Death of a President" about John F. Kennedy's assassination?
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Norman Mailer
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William Buckley
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Theodore Sorenson
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William Manchester
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A. William Manchester -
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Who wrote the novel "Pierre: or, The Ambiguities"?
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Herman Melville
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James Boswell
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Frank Norris
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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A. Herman Melville -
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Who wrote the poem "To Brooklyn Bridge"?
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T. S. Eliot
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Elizabeth Bishop
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Robert Lowell
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Hart Crane
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A. Hart Crane -
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After who's poem is Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart" named?
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W. B. Yeats
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Edwin Muir
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Thomas Hardy
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Ezra Pound
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A. W. B. Yeats -
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