Literature Glossary Terms
Brush your knowledge about literature books with these quiz questions.
- 1.
In 1932, William Faulkner wrote this classic?
- A.
Rebecca
- B.
The Shell Seekers
- C.
Light In August
- D.
Dune
Correct Answer
C. Light In August -
- 2.
In 1904, Henry James wrote this classic?
- A.
The Golden Bowl
- B.
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
- C.
The Thorn Birds
- D.
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Correct Answer
A. The Golden Bowl -
- 3.
In 1990, A. S. Byatt wrote which classic?
- A.
Possession
- B.
Absalom, Absalom!
- C.
Mrs. Dalloway
- D.
Brideshead Revisited
Correct Answer
A. Possession -
- 4.
In 1955, Flannery O'Connor wrote which classic?
- A.
The Joy Luck Club
- B.
I, Claudius
- C.
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- D.
The Fountainhead
Correct Answer
C. A Good Man Is Hard To Find -
- 5.
In 1915, W. Somerset Maugham wrote which classic?
- A.
Of Human Bondage
- B.
Call It Sleep
- C.
A Prayer For Owen Meany
- D.
Bastard Out Of Carolina
Correct Answer
A. Of Human Bondage -
- 6.
In 1965, Frank Herbert wrote which classic?
- A.
The Bridge Of San Luis Rey
- B.
Angle Of Repose
- C.
Dune
- D.
Fahrenheit 451
Correct Answer
C. Dune -
- 7.
In 1903, Samuel Butler wrote which classic?
- A.
The Way Of All Flesh
- B.
As I Lay Dying
- C.
Main Street
- D.
The Magus
Correct Answer
A. The Way Of All Flesh -
- 8.
In 1980, John K. Toole wrote which classic?
- A.
A Confederacy Of Dunces
- B.
Winnie The Pooh
- C.
Watership Down
- D.
Winesburg, Ohio
Correct Answer
A. A Confederacy Of Dunces -
- 9.
In 1986, Larry McMurtry wrote which classic?
- A.
The Bell Jar
- B.
Tobacco Road
- C.
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
- D.
Lonesome Dove
Correct Answer
D. Lonesome Dove -
- 10.
In 1975, E. L. Doctorow wrote this classic?
- A.
Ragtime
- B.
Look Homeward, Angel
- C.
The Outside
- D.
The Good Soldier
Correct Answer
A. Ragtime -
- 11.
What classic novel did Leon Uris write in 1957?
- A.
Lonesome Dove
- B.
Exodus
- C.
A Confederacy Of Dunces
- D.
Where Angels Fear To Tread
Correct Answer
B. Exodus -
- 12.
What book by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was published in 1963?
- A.
Winnie The Pooh
- B.
The Outside
- C.
Cat's Cradle
- D.
Sister Carrie
Correct Answer
C. Cat's Cradle -
- 13.
In 1927, Thornton Wilder wrote which classic?
- A.
The Bridge Of San Luis Rey
- B.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
- C.
Kane And Abel
- D.
Things Fall Apart
Correct Answer
A. The Bridge Of San Luis Rey -
- 14.
In 1922, Sinclair Lewis wrote which classic?
- A.
Roots
- B.
The House Of Mirth
- C.
Tender Is The Night
- D.
Babbit
Correct Answer
D. Babbit -
- 15.
In 1993, E. Annie Proulx wrote which classic?
- A.
The Shipping News
- B.
Advise And Consent
- C.
Kim
- D.
Satanic Verses
Correct Answer
A. The Shipping News -
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