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    Who wrote "to err is human; to forgive, divine"?

    • Winston Churchill
    • Benjamin Franklin
    • Abraham Lincoln
    • Alexander Pope
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This literature quiz assesses knowledge of classical writings and famous authors. It includes questions on poetic quotes, novel titles, and character origins, enhancing literary knowledge and appreciation.

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  • 2. 

    Who composed the music for the "William Tell Overture"?

    • Mozart

    • Beethoven

    • Gershwin

    • Rossini

    Correct Answer
    A. Rossini
  • 3. 

    The character of Uriah Heep is from which book?

    • A Streetcar Named Desire

    • The Grapes Of Wrath

    • Moby Dick

    • David Copperfield

    Correct Answer
    A. David Copperfield
  • 4. 

    What movement is Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring" associated with?

    • Women's Rights

    • Pro-Life

    • Transcendental Mediation

    • Environmental

    Correct Answer
    A. Environmental
  • 5. 

    Allan Quatermain is from which book?

    • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    • The Last Of The Mohicans

    • King's Row

    • King Solomon's Mines

    Correct Answer
    A. King Solomon's Mines
  • 6. 

    Who wrote "The Human Stain"?

    • Philip Roth

    • William S. Burroughs

    • Norman Mailer

    • Saul Bellow

    Correct Answer
    A. Philip Roth
  • 7. 

    Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?

    • George S. Kaufman

    • James Hilton

    • Washington Irving

    • Rudyard Kipling

    Correct Answer
    A. James Hilton
  • 8. 

    Who wrote "Farewell My Lovely"?

    • John Wyndham

    • Lewis Carroll

    • Ray Bradbury

    • Raymond Chandler

    Correct Answer
    A. Raymond Chandler
  • 9. 

    Who published the drama "Long Day's Journey Into Night" in 1956?

    • Eugene O'Neill

    • Arthur Miller

    • Ernest Hemingway

    • Tennessee Williams

    Correct Answer
    A. Eugene O'Neill
  • 10. 

    Who is the author of "The Secret History"?

    • Donna Tartt

    • Jeffrey Eugenides

    • Richard Paten

    • Anita Shreve

    Correct Answer
    A. Donna Tartt
  • 11. 

    In the novel "The Secret History", the elite group of students devoted themselves to what subject?

    • Latin

    • Greek

    • Archeology

    • Anthropology

    Correct Answer
    A. Greek
  • 12. 

    Who wrote "A Widow For One Year"?

    • Saul Bellow

    • John Irving

    • Philip Roth

    • John Updike

    Correct Answer
    A. John Irving
  • 13. 

    Who wrote the collection of poems entitled "Horse Latitudes"?

    • Paul Muldoon

    • Charles Bukowski

    • Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    • Edna St. Vincent Millay

    Correct Answer
    A. Paul Muldoon
  • 14. 

    In which great novel does the reader find the following line: "Winter is the season of alcoholism and despair"?

    • The Virgin Suicides

    • An American Dream

    • The Secret History

    • A Widow For One Year

    Correct Answer
    A. The Virgin Suicides
  • 15. 

    Who or what killed Thisbe?

    • Pyramus

    • Thisbe

    • Hera

    • A Lioness

    Correct Answer
    A. Thisbe

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