Literature Authors Quiz
Can you answer all these questions about literature?
- 1.
Who wrote the 1951 book "The End of the Affair"?
- A.
Graham Greene
- B.
Raymond Chandler
- C.
Paul Bowles
- D.
Richard Wright
Correct Answer
A. Graham Greene -
- 2.
In 1934, Robert Graves wrote this classic?
- A.
Rebecca
- B.
I, Claudius
- C.
The Wapshot Chronicles
- D.
Stone Diaries
Correct Answer
B. I, Claudius -
- 3.
In 1919, Sherwood Anderson wrote which classic?
- A.
Brideshead Revisited
- B.
The Killer, Angels
- C.
The Stand
- D.
"Winesburg, Ohio'
Correct Answer
D. "Winesburg, Ohio' -
- 4.
In 1962, Muriel Spark wrote which classic?
- A.
Loving
- B.
War And Remembrance
- C.
The Color Purple
- D.
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
Correct Answer
D. The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie -
- 5.
In 1927, Willa Cather wrote which classic?
- A.
Death Comes For The Archbishop
- B.
Kane And Abel
- C.
Light In August
- D.
Under The Net
Correct Answer
A. Death Comes For The Archbishop -
- 6.
In 1985, Don DeLillo wrote this classic?
- A.
Atlas Shrugged
- B.
Pale Fire
- C.
White Noise
- D.
The Accidental Tourist
Correct Answer
C. White Noise -
- 7.
In 1971, Wallace Stegner wrote which classic?
- A.
Finnegan's Wake
- B.
Where The Wild Things Are
- C.
Cat's Cradle
- D.
Angle Of Repose
Correct Answer
D. Angle Of Repose -
- 8.
In 1947, Malcolm Lowry wrote which classic?
- A.
The Fountainhead
- B.
Nathaniel
- C.
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
- D.
Under The Volcano
Correct Answer
D. Under The Volcano -
- 9.
In 1959, William S. Burroughs wrote which classic?
- A.
Cry, The Beloved Country
- B.
Invisible Man
- C.
The Forsyte Saga
- D.
Naked Lunch
Correct Answer
D. Naked Lunch -
- 10.
In 1959, Saul Bellow wrote which classic?
- A.
Winesburg, Ohio
- B.
Where The Wild Things Are
- C.
Henderson The Rain King
- D.
The Bridge Of San Luis Rey
Correct Answer
C. Henderson The Rain King -
- 11.
In 1979, John Cheever wrote this classic?
- A.
Are You There God, It's Me Margaret
- B.
The Wapshot Chronicles
- C.
The Rainbow
- D.
Loving
Correct Answer
B. The Wapshot Chronicles -
- 12.
In 1961, J. D. Salinger wrote which classic?
- A.
Wise Blood
- B.
Rabbit, Run
- C.
Franny And Zooey
- D.
A Prayer For Owen Meany
Correct Answer
C. Franny And Zooey -
- 13.
In 1980, Jeffrey Archer wrote which classic?
- A.
The Mists Of Avalon
- B.
Advise And Consent
- C.
Kane And Abel
- D.
The Alexandria Quartet
Correct Answer
C. Kane And Abel -
- 14.
In 1987, Kaye Gibbons wrote which classic?
- A.
Cold Sassy Tree
- B.
The Pearl
- C.
Ellen Foster
- D.
Call It Sleep
Correct Answer
C. Ellen Foster -
- 15.
In 1989, Kazuo Ishiguro wrote which classic?
- A.
Midnight's Children
- B.
The Remains Of The Day
- C.
Lord Jim
- D.
As I Lay Dying
Correct Answer
B. The Remains Of The Day -
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