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    What is the title character's name in "Death of a Salesman"?

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    • Sergeant York
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  • 2. 

    Stephen Hawking, the British physicist and mathematician, wrote which book?

    • A Quick History Of Time

    • A Brief History Of Time

    • An In-Depth Look At History

    • A Timely History Of Us

    Correct Answer
    A. A Brief History Of Time
  • 3. 

    Who wrote the novel "East of Eden"?

    • Charles Dickens

    • John Steinbeck

    • Ernest Hemingway

    • J.R. Tolkien

    Correct Answer
    A. John Steinbeck
  • 4. 

    How many lines does a sonnet have?

    • 14

    • 9

    • 22

    • 6

    Correct Answer
    A. 14
  • 5. 

    What book was originally titled "Before This Anger"?

    • Roots

    • Moby Dick

    • Pollyanna

    • 1984

    Correct Answer
    A. Roots
  • 6. 

    "Marley was dead to begin with" is the first line of what famous novel?

    • A Christmas Carol

    • The Godfather

    • The Color Purple

    • Dracula

    Correct Answer
    A. A Christmas Carol
  • 7. 

    Who wrote the autobiography "Life Is Too Short"?

    • Art Carney

    • Mickey Rooney

    • Milton Bradley

    • Lou Gehrig

    Correct Answer
    A. Mickey Rooney
  • 8. 

    What type of animal was Kaa in "The Jungle Book"?

    • Raccoon

    • Panther

    • Python

    • Zebra

    Correct Answer
    A. Python
  • 9. 

    Who wrote "The Andromeda Strain" in 1969?

    • Stephen King

    • Michael Crichton

    • Saul Bellow

    • James A. Michener

    Correct Answer
    A. Michael Crichton
  • 10. 

    Which of the following plays contains a ghost?

    • Merry Wives Of Windsor

    • Julius Caesar

    • King Lear

    • Richard II

    Correct Answer
    A. Julius Caesar
  • 11. 

    Who wrote the short story, "The Lottery"?

    • D. H. Lawrence

    • Shirley Jackson

    • O. Henry

    • Sylvia Plath

    Correct Answer
    A. Shirley Jackson
  • 12. 

    A poem by what American author includes the line "Good fences make good neighbors"?

    • Benjamin Franklin

    • Emily Dickinson

    • Robert Frost

    • Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Correct Answer
    A. Robert Frost
  • 13. 

    What Rudyard Kipling novel was written in 1897?

    • Captains Courageous

    • Captains Curiosity

    • Captains Courage

    • Captain Fantastic

    Correct Answer
    A. Captains Courageous
  • 14. 

    Who wrote the play "The Little Foxes"?

    • Lillian Hellman

    • Arthur Miller

    • Regina Giddens

    • Tennesee Williams

    Correct Answer
    A. Lillian Hellman
  • 15. 

    Who used the pen name Richard Bachman?

    • Stephen King

    • Charles Dickens

    • Anne Rice

    • Paul McCartney

    Correct Answer
    A. Stephen King

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