Crips Quiz On Literature - 2
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- 1.
What was the original title of T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"?
- A.
April Is The Cruelest Month
- B.
He Do The Police In Different Voices
- C.
Inventions Of The March Hare
- D.
I Do Not Hope To Turn Again
Correct Answer
B. He Do The Police In Different Voices -
- 2.
Who wrote the influential book "Orientalism", about how western literature and art has portrayed the Orient for centuries?
- A.
Edward Said
- B.
Jonathan Culler
- C.
F.R. Leavis
- D.
Erich Auerbach
Correct Answer
A. Edward Said -
- 3.
In "Salem's Lot", Weasel Philips' name in the book was?
- A.
Wessel Craig
- B.
Wessel Rayburn
- C.
Wessel Smith
- D.
Wessel Miller
Correct Answer
A. Wessel Craig -
- 4.
In which country is Sir Walter Scott's novel "Quentin Durward" set?
- A.
Ireland
- B.
Spain
- C.
Scotland
- D.
France
Correct Answer
D. France -
- 5.
Silas Wegg and his wooden leg are villains in which Charles Dickens' novel?
- A.
Bleak House
- B.
Barnaby Rudge
- C.
Our Mutual Friend
- D.
Hard Times
Correct Answer
C. Our Mutual Friend -
- 6.
In the novel "What Katy Did", what is the full name of Katy?
- A.
Brooke
- B.
Bridges
- C.
Fowler
- D.
Carr
Correct Answer
D. Carr -
- 7.
To what does the title of "The Shell Seekers" by Rosamunde Pilcher refer?
- A.
People Who Walk The Beach
- B.
A Painting By Penelope's Father
- C.
Workers At A Spode Factory
- D.
Three Children: Olivia, Noel, Nancy
Correct Answer
B. A Painting By Penelope's Father -
- 8.
Which novel was not written by Maeve Binchy?
- A.
To Light A Penny Candle
- B.
September
- C.
Circle Of Friends
- D.
Tara Road
Correct Answer
B. September -
- 9.
In the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee", Sam dies the day after which holiday?
- A.
Easter
- B.
Halloween
- C.
Christmas
- D.
Thanksgiving
Correct Answer
C. Christmas -
- 10.
What city is the setting of the Albert Camus novel "The Plague"?
- A.
Oran, Algeria
- B.
Cadiz, Spain
- C.
Paris, France
- D.
Seville, Spain
Correct Answer
A. Oran, Algeria -
- 11.
What was the first major work by Jonathan Swift?
- A.
Joseph Andrews
- B.
Gargantua And Pantagruel
- C.
A Tale Of A Tub
- D.
The Vicar Of Wakefield
Correct Answer
C. A Tale Of A Tub -
- 12.
Who wrote "The Death of a President" about John F. Kennedy's assassination?
- A.
Norman Mailer
- B.
William Buckley
- C.
Theodore Sorenson
- D.
William Manchester
Correct Answer
D. William Manchester -
- 13.
Who wrote the novel "Pierre: or, The Ambiguities"?
- A.
Herman Melville
- B.
James Boswell
- C.
Frank Norris
- D.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Correct Answer
A. Herman Melville -
- 14.
Who wrote the poem "To Brooklyn Bridge"?
- A.
T. S. Eliot
- B.
Elizabeth Bishop
- C.
Robert Lowell
- D.
Hart Crane
Correct Answer
D. Hart Crane -
- 15.
After who's poem is Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart" named?
- A.
W. B. Yeats
- B.
Edwin Muir
- C.
Thomas Hardy
- D.
Ezra Pound
Correct Answer
A. W. B. Yeats -
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