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Specific Region Literature
folder American Literature (10) folder Australian Literature (7)
folder British Literature (7) folder Canadian Literature (6)
folder Chinese Literature (13) folder French Literature (6)
folder German Literature (6) folder Indian Literature (3)
folder Irish Literature (2) folder Italian Literature (5)
folder Latin American Literature (3) category link to the World category
folder Russian Literature (8)
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1 trivia quiz  African Novels icon
Here are ten questions on Twentieth Century African novels.
 Difficult 10Q
102 plays
 Feb 12 08
pericles34
2 trivia quiz  Surprising Czech Authors icon
Do you know Central European literature? Test your knowledge on writers born in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. Identify a known author by indices. Have a fun!
 Average 10Q
111 plays
 Aug 23 07
marvo1330 gold
3 trivia quiz  The Tale of the Heike icon
'The Tale of the Heike' is a classic of Japanese Literature. It is a story of the rise and fall of the Taira family, a powerful clan of warriors descended from the Emperor himself! All questions relate to McCullough's translation of the Kakuichi 'Heike'.
 Average 10Q
51 plays
 May 27 07
victoroftheapes
4 trivia quiz  Women of the Icelandic Sagas coolicon
In roughly egalitarian 9th-10th century Iceland, women weren?t quite equal under the law with men, but they weren?t subjugated. The women of the (mostly historical) sagas tended to be as tough as they were smart. This quiz treats a sample.
 Very Difficult 10Q
246 plays
 Oct 01 02
xaosdog
5 trivia quiz  Literary Landmarks of New York coolicon
Many works of literature have been set in Manhattan. In this quiz, you will have to link several NYC sites to the authors who wrote about them.
 Average 10Q
339 plays
 Mar 07 07
rocco6557
6 trivia quiz  New Zealand Authors coolicon
Ten questions on just a few of the notable authors New Zealand has to offer.
 Tough 10Q
153 plays
 Oct 03 06
ainenei gold
7 trivia quiz  Eastern Literature icon
This quiz has questions about Japanese, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and Indian Literature.
 Tough 20Q
246 plays
 Jun 02 03
CzarManx
8 trivia quiz  Literature in Czech icon
In 1800 Czech was a language mostly spoken by peasants and it had no modern literary canon. It was revived in the 19th century and in the new millenium the Czech literary heritage is rich and vast. How much do you know about Czech literature?
 Tough 10Q
270 plays
 May 11 02
dobrov
9 trivia quiz  Scandinavian Writers icon
Most of these names will be slightly familiar to you.
 Average 10Q
612 plays
 Feb 02 01
robert362
10 trivia quiz  English and American Literature
A mixed bag of British and American authors. Have fun.
 Average 15Q
2166 plays
 Nov 28 00
pippa_sue
11 trivia quiz  World Literature icon
There are interesting (but lesser known) works that come from places other than the U.S. and the U.K.
 Tough 10Q
1578 plays
 Jul 02 01
robert362
12 trivia quiz  British and American Lit
A little quiz about somewhat contemporary British and American literature. Let me know if it's too dry.
 Tough 10Q
2121 plays
 Mar 13 00
unclesusan

Some sample questions from this category:

* Upon which fellow poet's recommendation did T.S. Eliot cut the length of 'The Wasteland' practically in half?
* Which Kurt Vonnegut novel mixes a sci-fi fantasy storyline with the author's experience of the bombing of Dresden?
* Which novel contains this (paraphrased) drunken philosophy 'The road to Hell is paved with unbought stuff dogs'?
* Of the following, which is an example of a Bildungsroman?
* In William Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury', what is Benjy always saying of his sister Caddy?
* What is the plot of Marsha Norman's play 'Night, Mother'?
* Which boy in 'Lord of the Flies' is constantly whining about his 'auntie', asthma, and 'specs'?
* What is being satirized in George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'?
* Who wrote the play 'Man and Superman'?
* Who wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'?
* 'Dracula' was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?
* 'From here to Eternity' was a famous film. Who wrote the book?
* Also made into a film, who wrote 'The Chamber'?
* Which author wrote 'Return of the Native'?
* Which author wrote 'The Clayhanger' trilogy?
* Which author wrote 'The Hotel New Hampshire'?
* Who wrote 'The Naked and the Dead'?
* Who wote 'Sons and Lovers'?
* Who was raised in 'Lake Wobegone Days'?
* Who was the author of 'Bleak House'?

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