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Which playwright wrote "Doctor Faustus"?
- Christopher Marlowe
- Ben Johnson
- John Webster
- Thomas Kydd

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2.

In Don Delillo's "Underworld", who is the graffiti artist sought after by Klara Sax and Esther Winship?
- Miraculum.Com
- Moonman 157
- Revolution.Com
- Ink
Correct Answer

A. Moonman 157
3.

Who wrote the "Decameron"?
- Machievelli
- Boccaccio
- Uccello
- Chaucer
Correct Answer

A. Boccaccio
4.

Which of these literary characters does not have a twin?
- Dromio
- Sebastian
- Florizel
- Viola
Correct Answer

A. Florizel
5.

From what university did Hamlet take his leave to attend his mother's wedding?
- Wittenberg
- Harvard
- Oxford
- Cambridge
Correct Answer

A. Wittenberg
6.

Which 1960's author was the leader of a group called the "Merry Pranksters"?
- Anthony Burgess
- William S. Burroughs
- Timothy Leary
- Ken Kesey
Correct Answer

A. Ken Kesey
7.

Which one of these literary characters is not like the others?
- Touchstone
- Pompey
- Benedick
- Feste
Correct Answer

A. Benedick
8.

In what city did Allen Ginsberg first recite his poem "Howl"?
- New York City
- Seattle
- Philadelphia
- San Francisco
Correct Answer

A. San Francisco
9.

What was the name of the popular horror novelist in the movie "In the Mouth of Madness"?
- Sutter Cane
- John Skipp
- Scott Sigler
- Haruki Murakami
Correct Answer

A. Sutter Cane
10.

With what was Robert Frost "acquainted" as he "looked down the saddest city lane"?
- The Night
- The Police
- The Garbage
- The Snow
Correct Answer

A. The Night
11.

What famous poet repeats the phrase "I shall not be moved" in the poem "Our Grandmothers"?
- Anne Sexton
- Maya Angelou
- Langston Hughes
- Audre Lord
Correct Answer

A. Maya Angelou
12.

In the Anne Rice novel "Ramses the Damned", whom did Ramses bring back from the dead?
- Julie
- Cleopatra
- Elliot
- Alex
Correct Answer

A. Cleopatra
13.

Which character in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" can put a "girdle about the earth in 40 minutes"?
- Puck
- Titania
- Bottom
- Oberon
Correct Answer

A. Puck
14.

Which mortal was married to Eros?
- Psyche
- Cleopatra
- Arachne
- Helen Of Troy
Correct Answer

A. Psyche
15.

Which two mythological gods are twins?
- Aphrodite And Artemis
- Apollo And Artemis
- Artemis And Athena
- Apollo And Aphrodite
Correct Answer

A. Apollo And Artemis

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Interesting Quiz On Literature

Which playwright wrote "Doctor Faustus"?

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In Don Delillo's "Underworld", who is the graffiti artist sought after by Klara Sax and Esther Winship?

Who wrote the "Decameron"?

Which of these literary characters does not have a twin?

From what university did Hamlet take his leave to attend his mother's wedding?

Which 1960's author was the leader of a group called the "Merry Pranksters"?

Which one of these literary characters is not like the others?

In what city did Allen Ginsberg first recite his poem "Howl"?

What was the name of the popular horror novelist in the movie "In the Mouth of Madness"?

With what was Robert Frost "acquainted" as he "looked down the saddest city lane"?

What famous poet repeats the phrase "I shall not be moved" in the poem "Our Grandmothers"?

In the Anne Rice novel "Ramses the Damned", whom did Ramses bring back from the dead?

Which character in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" can put a "girdle about the earth in 40 minutes"?

Which mortal was married to Eros?

Which two mythological gods are twins?