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1 Four Words: The Title
Each of these great American novels has a pithy four-word title that makes an allusion to another work. I'll give a few details; you name the book!
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10 Q
nannywoo
Feb 20 13
1494 plays
2 An American Literature Syllabus
While writing the syllabus for my American Lit summer school class, I realized that all of these works would make an interesting Quizzyland quiz! Most information comes from "Literature and the Language Arts: The American Tradition." Enjoy!
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10 Q
MALibrarian
Jul 12 07
1911 plays
3 African American Writers
These authors and writers had an instrumental part in American history, literature, and their culture. How much do you know about these African American writers and works of literature?
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10 Q
exceller
Jan 03 13
237 plays
4 The Lost Generation in Paris
After World War I many American writers moved to Paris. They were known as "The Lost Generation".
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10 Q
Englizzie
Jun 06 09
495 plays
5 Quotes From American Authors
I will provide a quote from one of the author's works, and you will provide the author's name. It is that simple. If you want more of a challenge, try it without using a search engine.
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10 Q
davegrilla
Jan 28 11
558 plays
6 American Authors
A quiz about famous twentieth century American novelists, dramatists and poets. I provide biographical information and some titles and you have to identify the author. Have fun.
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15 Q
marienbart
Jan 04 04
3423 plays
7 Quotes from American Authors [3]
Welcome to volume 3 of "Quotes from American Authors". I'll give you a quote, you give me the author. Enjoy!
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10 Q
davegrilla
Feb 11 11
507 plays
8 Literary Landmarks of New York
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.
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10 Q
rocco6557
Mar 07 07
651 plays
9 Famous First Words: American Literature
Another installment of my Famous First Words, here are the first lines from some of my favourite (North) American books, you just match them with the title/author. Clues and year of publication are given in all but one; the last one!
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10 Q
thula2
Sep 13 12
495 plays
10 Quotes From American Authors [2]
Welcome to the second volume of this quiz series. I will provide a quote from one of the author's works, and you will provide the author's name. It is that simple. If you want more of a challenge, try it without using a search engine.
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10 Q
davegrilla
Feb 02 11
420 plays
11 In the Shadows: Interesting American Women Writers
This quiz asks you to identify some American women writers whose achievements have often been misunderstood or overlooked.
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15 Q
Windswept
Aug 28 08
459 plays
12 American Literature
Since I like history, I suppose it isn't odd that I like literature as well. This one deals with American literature from the 1700s to the 1900s. Enjoy!
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10 Q
sk8trmom51
Dec 29 09
1191 plays
13 Southern Literature Classics 2
A second quiz on poetry and prose by great Southern authors.
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15 Q
rjchief
Aug 03 03
585 plays
14 American Romanticism
American Romanticism was as much a spiritual movement as it was a literary one. Test your knowledge of Emerson, Whitman, and Hawthorne with this tasty little quiz!
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10 Q
gypsyqueen
Dec 18 01
987 plays
15 Southern Literature Classics
Test your knowledge of novels, poems, and authors from the American South, focusing primarily on the 20th Century.
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15 Q
rjchief
Jul 03 03
1146 plays
16 Oklahoma Literature
Oklahoma has certainly had its share of great literary minds. In fact, almost every genre and style has visited, at least, once. Still, Oklahoma being what it is, Oklahoma literature carries a flavor and a flair unlike that written anywhere else.
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10 Q
thaver
May 31 06
312 plays
17 Serious African American Literature I
This quiz will take more than High School English. See how far from the reading list you've gone.
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10 Q
brandiwyne77
Dec 30 06
486 plays
18 Great American (Anti-) War Novels
"I sing of arms and the man..."
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10 Q
misshuxley
Oct 12 03
684 plays
19 Classic American Novels
This quiz deals with such classic American novelists as Herman Melville, Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck.
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10 Q
flem-ish
Mar 22 02
2847 plays
20 Minnesota Authors, Illustrators and Cartoonists
This quiz highlights some of Minnesota's famous authors, illustrators and a tribute to a very special cartoonist. Some questions may prove a little difficult.(You should know who gave us Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang.
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10 Q
YOMD39
Jun 01 00
414 plays
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Last Updated Aug 12 13 1:39 PM

Some sample questions from this category:

* What play by the Minnesota playwright, August Wilson, won the Pulitzer Prize for his Drama in 1987 and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for an outstanding play?
* What resident of St. Paul, Minnesota was the author of the book, 'Caddie Woodlawn', which won the Newberry Medal for best children's book of the year?
* What famous Minnesota-born sculptor created the design for the Buffalo Head nickel coin which remained in production from 1913 to 1938?
* What Minnesota-born author was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
* What author whose family farmed near Walnut Grove, Minnesota wrote a series of 'Little House' books? Her books gained additional recognition as a result of Michael Landon's TV series called, 'Little House on the Prairie'.


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