Assorted Literary Quotes

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. 'The meaning of life is that it ends,' was said by this known Czech born German speaking philosopher? Franz Kafka Immanuel Kant Friedrich Schelling Arthur Schopenhauer

2. By means of the dictionary, this word is defined as: Form of imaginative literary expression that makes its effect by the sound and imagery of its language. What is the word defined here? Tone Poetry English Thought

3. 'I celebrate myself, and sing myself. And what I assume, you shall assume. For every atom belonging to me, as good, belongs to you' is an excerpt from 'Song Of Myself.' Who is the author? Henry David Thoreau Edgar Allan Poe Walt Whitman John Keats

4. 'Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage. And then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. Signifying nothing.' is an excerpt from 'Macbeth' by this author? Answer: (Two Words)

5. Who wrote 'Fire And Ice'? Walt Whitman Robert Lee Frost Emily Dickinson E. E. Cummings

6. 'I love to be alone! I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude' is an excerpt from this American philosopher's 'Solitude.' Who is this? William Barrett John Dewey Henry David Thoreau Charles Sanders Peirce

7. What songwriter from the sixties said, 'You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow'? Carly Simon Jim Morrison Janis Joplin John Lennon

8. 'The Summit Temple' was written by what Chinese poet? Li Po Lao-Tzu Chaung-Tzu Chung Li

9. Who wrote 'The Tale Of Two Cities' and 'A Christmas Carol'? Emily Dickinson Charles Dickens Pablo Neruda Jean Cocteau

10. 'If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern' is written by this brilliant writer? William Blake John Keats Edgar Allan Poe Robert Lee Frost

11. Who is the author of 'The Power Of Words,' 'The Cask Of Amontillado' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? Answer: (Three Words)

12. What Chinese philosopher was said to be a disciple of Confucius and also the author of 'Tao Te Ching'? Ching Lo Chuang-Tzu Lao Tzu Rumi

13. This famous fore-father said, 'You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time'? Abraham Lincoln Grover Cleveland Bob Marley George Washington

14. This famous philosopher and writer once said, 'What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.' Who is he? Mark Twain Confucius Aristotle Lord Byron

15. What deep thinker and inventor said 'Imagination is more important than knowledge'? Answer: (Two Words (E=MC squared))

16. This excerpt from 'Problems Of Neurosis': 'The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth.' Who is the author? John Locke Alfred Adler Pablo Neruda John Keats

17. This famous president once said, 'When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters: one represents danger and the second represents opportunity.' Who is he? FDR JFK Harry Truman Ronald Reagan

18. This famous composer once wrote, 'Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.' Who is he? Bach Clapton Mozart Beethoven

19. This writer said, 'There is only one religion though there are a hundred versions of it' Who is he? Emily Dickinson William Blake Henry Adams George Bernard Shaw

20. This inventor said, 'Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.' Who is he? Thomas Edison Alexander Bell Albert Einstein Ben Franklin