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Quiz about Some fiction some poetry
Quiz about Some fiction some poetry

Some fiction, some poetry Trivia Quiz


Some poetry, some fiction, some plays, some literary lives, etc.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
9,055
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1074
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Question 1 of 10
1. The novel by Thomas Hardy that deals with retribution for actions by a man in regard to his wife and family: Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The author of 'Maggie, A Girl of the Streets': Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This author had to refuse a prize that was awarded to him while writing under an assumed name Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This writer died under mysterious circumstances (in a brawl) just as Shakespeare was coming to prominence; this fueled later speculation that he actually ghost-wrote Shakespeare's plays: Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Elizabethan writer was arrested and brutalized for committing 'heresy'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. After Challenger exploded, President Reagan quoted from a poem about'touching the face of God'. This poem was written by: Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The poem that describes 'the tender grace of a day that is dead' was written by: Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The poet who observed that 'every dog has his day' was: Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which play is NOT the work of Eugene O'Neill? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which play is NOT the work of an American Playwright? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The novel by Thomas Hardy that deals with retribution for actions by a man in regard to his wife and family:

Answer: Mayor of Casterbridge

2. The author of 'Maggie, A Girl of the Streets':

Answer: Stephen Crane

3. This author had to refuse a prize that was awarded to him while writing under an assumed name

Answer: Hermann Hesse

The prize was for newcomers
4. This writer died under mysterious circumstances (in a brawl) just as Shakespeare was coming to {prominence;} this fueled later speculation that he actually ghost-wrote Shakespeare's plays:

Answer: Christopher Marlowe

All are suspected of being the 'true' writer of Shakespeare's works, but it was Marlowe who was involved in the altercation
5. Which Elizabethan writer was arrested and brutalized for committing 'heresy'?

Answer: Thomas Kyd

Kyd wrote 'The Spanish Tragedy'. His terrible treatment upon his arrest destroyed him.
6. After Challenger exploded, President Reagan quoted from a poem about'touching the face of God'. This poem was written by:

Answer: John Gillespie Magee

The poem is 'High Flight'
7. The poem that describes 'the tender grace of a day that is dead' was written by:

Answer: Tennyson

The poem is 'Break, Break, Break'
8. The poet who observed that 'every dog has his day' was:

Answer: Charles Kingsley

The poem is 'Young and Old'
9. Which play is NOT the work of Eugene O'Neill?

Answer: Ghosts

The author of 'Ghosts' is Ibsen
10. Which play is NOT the work of an American Playwright?

Answer: The Master Builder

'Builder' is by Ibsen. 'Sheba' is Inge, 'Price' is Miller, 'Anna' is O'Neill
Source: Author robert362

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