World Literature Quiz: Authors and Works

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1. What kind of creature is a "minotaur"?
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2. Which novel centers around a portrait that ages while its subject remains young and handsome?
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3. Who was the Trojan War between?
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4. Which Ernest Hemingway novel tells the story of a soldier falling in love with his nurse?
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5. Who wrote a novel called "Metamorphosis" about a man who turned into a cockroach?
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6. Lord Byron and William Blake wrote primarily in what genre of poetry?
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7. Which two stories were written by Washington Irving?
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8. Which "Winnie-the-Pooh" character has the catch phrase "T.T.F.N., ta ta for now"?
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9. Which son of Helios died by driving his father's chariot?
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10. What other name has Anne Rice written under?
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11. Who wrote the book "Cosmos"?
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12. What is the name of Stephen King's first novel?
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13. Which author wrote "Walden"?
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14. What sort of animals are featured in "Watership Down"?
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15. What kind of mythological creature was Pan?
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What kind of creature is a "minotaur"?
Which novel centers around a portrait that ages while its subject...
Who was the Trojan War between?
Which Ernest Hemingway novel tells the story of a soldier falling in...
Who wrote a novel called "Metamorphosis" about a man who turned into a...
Lord Byron and William Blake wrote primarily in what genre of poetry?
Which two stories were written by Washington Irving?
Which "Winnie-the-Pooh" character has the catch phrase "T.T.F.N., ta...
Which son of Helios died by driving his father's chariot?
What other name has Anne Rice written under?
Who wrote the book "Cosmos"?
What is the name of Stephen King's first novel?
Which author wrote "Walden"?
What sort of animals are featured in "Watership Down"?
What kind of mythological creature was Pan?
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