The Life And Novels Of William Faulkner
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This quiz is designed to test your basic knowledge of William Faulkner and his works.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Where was William Faulkner born?
- A.
Tennessee
- B.
Mississippi
- C.
Georgia
- D.
Kentucky
- 2.What types of works did William Faulkner write?
- A.
Novels
- B.
Screenplays
- C.
Short stories
- D.
All of the above
- 3.In what year did William Faulkner win the Nobel Prize?
- A.
1937
- B.
1928
- C.
1949
- D.
1931
- 4.How many novels does Faulkner have on the 100 Best English-language novels of the 20th century list?
- A.
10
- B.
6
- C.
3
- D.
2
- 5.William Faulkner's last name wasn't always Faulkner.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Faulkner was denied entrance into the United States Army.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Which of the following colleges was attended by Faulkner?
- A.
University of Mississippi
- B.
University of Tennessee
- C.
University of Southern California
- D.
University of Miami
- 8.Faulkner dropped out of college before recieving his degree.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.When Faulkner first moved to California he was planning on writing which of the following?
- A.
Novels
- B.
Short Stories
- C.
Screen plays
- D.
Poetry
- 10.Although faced with temptation throughout the war, Faulkner remained sober through the entirety of his life.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.________________ was the fictional county that Faulkner made up based on his childhood home.
- 12.Which of the following was not written by Faulkner?
- A.
The Sound and the Fury
- B.
As I Lay Dying
- C.
Common Sense
- D.
Light in August
- 13.Faulkner wrote the majority of works on a farm in ________________.
- 14.The theme of his stories is the decay of the old South.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.In additition to the Nobel Prize Faulkner also won the _______ ________ award.
- 16.Faulkner wrote not only for movies, but also for television shows.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Which of the following films was not written by Faulkner or based off of one of his works?
- A.
The Big Sleep
- B.
The Long Hot Summer
- C.
Big Fish
- D.
To Have and Have Not
- 18."A _____________ can live through anything," was one of Faulkner's famous quotes.
- 19.There is a Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha conference being held in July of 2012.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Topics of the Fifty Years after Faulkner celebration will include all of the following except?
- A.
Reassessments of Faulkner's later writings
- B.
The civil rights movement
- C.
Faulkner's effects on Tennessee
- D.
Faulkner's relationship to the Cold War
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