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1. In a novel by Alexandre Dumas the elder, who are Athos, Porthos and Aramis? The Toilers of the Sea The Men of Good Will The Three Musketeers Les Misérables

2. In a sixteenth-century English play, who is Barabas? The Alchemist The Jew of Malta The Knight of the Burning Pestle The Woman-Hater

3. What is the name of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice"? Shylock Antonio Lancelot Gobbo Bassanio

4. In an eighteenth-century English novel, who is Dr Charles Primrose? The Unfortunate Traveller The Vicar of Wakefield The Pilgrim The Orphan of China

5. In a novel by Anthony Trollope, who is Septimus Harding? Ayala's Angel The American Senator The Warden The Prime Minister

6. In a novel by D. H. Lawrence, who is Oliver Mellors? The Trespasser The Man Who Died Kangaroo Lady Chatterley's Lover

7. Dorothy L. Sayers is best known as a writer of detective novels featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, but in 1941 she wrote a series of radio plays about Jesus. What was it called? The Man Born to be King The Son of Man Man of Nazareth King of Kings

8. Robert Bolt wrote a historical play called "A Man for All Seasons," which was made into a film directed by Fred Zinnemann. Who was the subject of the play? King Charles II Benjamin Disraeli Giacomo Casanova Sir Thomas More

9. In a novel by Kingsley Amis, who is James Dixon? Colonel Sun Lucky Jim The Green Man One Fat Englishman

10. The last novel of Anthony Burgess, published in 1993, is called "A Dead Man in Deptford." Who is its central character, to whom the title refers? John Evelyn Christopher Marlowe Samuel Pepys Jack the Ripper