Literature Trivia Question - 2
How good are your literature skills?
- 1.
Which two old men were the principle characters in "Waiting for Godot"?
- A.
Vladimir And Estragon
- B.
Godot And Samuel
- C.
Vladimir And Ponzo
- D.
Their Names Were Constantly Changing
Correct Answer
A. Vladimir And Estragon -
- 2.
What is Amiri Baraka's original name?
- A.
McCoy Tyner
- B.
Samuel Bickens
- C.
Leroi Jones
- D.
Claude Macay
Correct Answer
C. Leroi Jones -
- 3.
Which author has written the "Sweet Valley" series of books?
- A.
Valerie Tripp
- B.
Judy Blume
- C.
R.L. Stine
- D.
Francine Pascal
Correct Answer
D. Francine Pascal -
- 4.
Which poet wrote "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
- A.
Wallace Stevens
- B.
Ezra Pound
- C.
William Carlos Williams
- D.
Anne Sexton
Correct Answer
C. William Carlos Williams -
- 5.
Which of the following plays is not descended from Johann Nestroy's "Einen Jux will er sich machen"?
- A.
The Matchmaker
- B.
Awake And Sing
- C.
Hello, Dolly
- D.
On The Razzle
Correct Answer
B. Awake And Sing -
- 6.
"Tyger! Tyger! burning bright" is the start of a verse from which poem by William Blake?
- A.
Songs Of Innocence
- B.
Songs Of Experience
- C.
Jerusalem
- D.
Don Juan
Correct Answer
B. Songs Of Experience -
- 7.
Who wrote "The Day of the Locust"?
- A.
Nathanael West
- B.
Thomas Pynchon
- C.
David Foster Wallace
- D.
D.H. Lawrence
Correct Answer
A. Nathanael West -
- 8.
What did Dolphous Raymond actually drink from his bottle hidden in the paper bag?
- A.
Cola
- B.
Whiskey
- C.
Tea
- D.
Water
Correct Answer
A. Cola -
- 9.
Who wrote "Prometheus"?
- A.
Lord Byron
- B.
Aeschylus
- C.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
- D.
Virgil
Correct Answer
A. Lord Byron -
- 10.
Who is Carrie's first acquaintance on her way to Chicago in Dreiser's "Sister Carrie"?
- A.
Jackson
- B.
Powers
- C.
Drouet
- D.
Hohn
Correct Answer
C. Drouet -
- 11.
In Paul Bowles' "A Distant Episode", what is the occupation of the main character before he is kidnapped?
- A.
Professor Of Geology
- B.
Writer
- C.
Environmental Scientist
- D.
Professor Of Linguistics
Correct Answer
D. Professor Of Linguistics -
- 12.
What happens to the grandmother at the end of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?
- A.
She Is Shot To Death
- B.
She Is Spared Because Of Her Kindness To The Fugitive
- C.
She Has A Heart Attack When She Realizes Her Son Has Been Murdered
- D.
She Is Left Alone Out In The Desert By The Killers
Correct Answer
A. She Is Shot To Death -
- 13.
The film "Barfly" was based on the life of what poet?
- A.
William S. Burroughs
- B.
Charles Bukowski
- C.
Edgar Allan Poe
- D.
Wallace Stevens
Correct Answer
B. Charles Bukowski -
- 14.
Who wrote the erotic classic "Venus In Furs"?
- A.
Truman Capote
- B.
Judy Blume
- C.
Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch
- D.
William S. Burroughs
Correct Answer
C. Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch -
- 15.
In "The Joy Luck Club" who sat as the east wind?
- A.
An - Mei Hsu
- B.
Jing - Mei Woo
- C.
Amy Tan
- D.
Waverly Jong
Correct Answer
B. Jing - Mei Woo -
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