Exciting Trivia On Literature

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    The 1977 book titled "Song of Solomon" was written by?

    • Dashiell Hammett
    • Robert Penn Warren
    • D. H. Lawrence
    • Toni Morrison
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Explore key American literary works in 'Exciting Trivia On Literature'. This quiz assesses knowledge on authors like Toni Morrison and Upton Sinclair, focusing on their major works from the 20th century, enhancing literary understanding and appreciation.

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  • 2. 

    The 1906 book titled, "The Jungle" was written by?

    • Jane Smiley

    • Elizabeth Bowen

    • Upton Sinclair

    • Vladimir Nabokov

    Correct Answer
    A. Upton Sinclair
  • 3. 

    The 1919 book titled "Winesburg, Ohio" was written by whom?

    • W. Somerset Maugham

    • Sherwood Anderson

    • James Jones

    • Rosamunde Pilcher

    Correct Answer
    A. Sherwood Anderson
  • 4. 

    The 1930 book titled, "The Maltese Falcon", was written by?

    • Dashiell Hammett

    • Alan Paton

    • Nadine Gordimer

    • Carol Shields

    Correct Answer
    A. Dashiell Hammett
  • 5. 

    The 1948 book titled, "The Naked and the Dead", was written by?

    • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

    • Saul Bellow

    • A. Conan Doyle

    • Norman Mailer

    Correct Answer
    A. Norman Mailer
  • 6. 

    The 1925 book titled, "An American Tragedy", was written by?

    • Anne Tyler

    • William Faulkner

    • Theodore Dreiser

    • James Baldwin

    Correct Answer
    A. Theodore Dreiser
  • 7. 

    The 1934 book titled, "Tropic of Cancer", was written by?

    • Henry Miller

    • F. Scott Fitzgerald

    • William Styron

    • Willa Cather

    Correct Answer
    A. Henry Miller
  • 8. 

    The 1945 book titled, "Brideshead Revisited", was written by?

    • Sylvia Plath

    • Virginia Woolf

    • Evelyn Waugh

    • Wallace Stegner

    Correct Answer
    A. Evelyn Waugh
  • 9. 

    The 1932 book titled, "Light in August", was written by whom?

    • William Faulkner

    • Ken Kesey

    • Jack London

    • Jane Smiley

    Correct Answer
    A. William Faulkner
  • 10. 

    The 1957 book titled, "Atlas Shrugged", was written by?

    • Pat Conroy

    • Booth Tarkington

    • Ayn Rand

    • Daphne Du Maurier

    Correct Answer
    A. Ayn Rand
  • 11. 

    The 1990 book titled, "Possession" was written by?

    • A. S. Byatt

    • E. M. Forster

    • Larry McMurtry

    • John Steinbeck

    Correct Answer
    A. A. S. Byatt
  • 12. 

    The 1965 book titled, "Dune" was written by?

    • Nadine Gordimer

    • Saul Bellow

    • W. Somerset Maugham

    • Frank Herbert

    Correct Answer
    A. Frank Herbert
  • 13. 

    The 1901 book titled, "Kim", was written by?

    • James Dickey

    • William Faulkner

    • Rudyard Kipling

    • Ernest Hemingway

    Correct Answer
    A. Rudyard Kipling
  • 14. 

    The 1975 book titled, "Ragtime" was written by?

    • Raymond Chandler

    • Joseph Conrad

    • E. L. Doctorow

    • Salman Rushdie

    Correct Answer
    A. E. L. Doctorow
  • 15. 

    The 1957 book titled, "Exodus", was written by whom?

    • Thomas Wolfe

    • Arthur C. Clarke

    • Leon Uris

    • Laura Ingalls Wilder

    Correct Answer
    A. Leon Uris

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