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Quiz about 10 Earnest Questions About Hemingway
Quiz about 10 Earnest Questions About Hemingway

10 Earnest Questions About Hemingway Quiz


Questions to test your knowledge of Ernest Hemingway's life and books.

A multiple-choice quiz by stupidiot. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
stupidiot
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
30,099
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3061
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 103 (5/10), Guest 120 (6/10), Guest 128 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was Hemingway born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. During World War 1, in which nation did Hemingway serve as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross and as an infantryman? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the old man's name in 'The Old Man and the Sea'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which ballplayer do the old man and the boy admire most? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What are the names of the couple that 'A Farewell to Arms' is centered around? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What sport does the book 'Death in the Afternoon' center around? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was the name of the character in many of Hemingway's early short stories? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In what year did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which is not a work of Ernest Hemingway? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How did Hemingway die? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was Hemingway born?

Answer: Oak Park, IL

Hemingway was born in Oak Park, which is near Chicago, in 1899. His parents had a camp near Boyne City, where Hemingway spent time while growing up. His work 'Big Two-Hearted River' is set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near the small town of Seney.
2. During World War 1, in which nation did Hemingway serve as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross and as an infantryman?

Answer: Italy

Hemingway's book 'A Farewell to Arms' is roughly based on his experiences with the Italian army.
3. What is the old man's name in 'The Old Man and the Sea'?

Answer: Santiago

The boy in the story addresses the Old Man as Santiago, though only once. The story may have been based after Anselmo Hernandez, a Cuban refugee.
4. Which ballplayer do the old man and the boy admire most?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

DiMaggio's father was a fisherman, and the old man and the boy feel he can relate to them.
5. What are the names of the couple that 'A Farewell to Arms' is centered around?

Answer: Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley

Hadley Richardson was Hemingway's first wife, but the romances of the the story take place between Henry, an American driving ambulances for the Italian army and Barkley, and English nurse. Helen Ferguson was the name of one of Catherine Barkley's nurse friends, and Robert Jordan is a character in 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Bill and Hillary would be more likely to take up arms against one another than say farewell to them.
6. What sport does the book 'Death in the Afternoon' center around?

Answer: bullfighting

Although many Hemingway stories speak of war, bullfighting is what we were looking for.
7. What was the name of the character in many of Hemingway's early short stories?

Answer: Nick Adams

The character of Nick Adams was based on Hemingway himself.
8. In what year did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize?

Answer: 1954

He did win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
9. Which is not a work of Ernest Hemingway?

Answer: Rising Sun

'Rising Sun' was written by Michael Crichton, another of my favorite authors.
10. How did Hemingway die?

Answer: suicide

Sadly, Hemingway shot himself on July 2, 1961.
Source: Author stupidiot

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