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Authors With Three Names Trivia Quiz

There are many authors who use a full three names. Here are some of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,643

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2075

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (6/10), Guest 47 (4/10), Guest 68 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This author wrote the autobiographical 'Two Years Before The Mast', detailing his experiences at sea. Hint

Edgar Lee Masters

Richard Henry Dana

John Greenleaf Whittier

John Jacob Astor

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Question 2 of 10

2. This author wrote the controversial 'Black Like Me', which described the actual experiences of a white journalist who tried to pose as a black man. Hint

William Somerset Maugham

Bruce Jay Friedman

Edgar Rice Burroughs

John Howard Griffin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote 'The Rise of Silas Lapham? Hint

James Fenimore Cooper

Robert Louis Stevenson

William Dean Howells

William Sydney Porter

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote the poem 'Thanatopsis'? Hint

Arthur Hugh Clough

Edwin Arlington Robinson

Gerard Manley Hopkins

William Cullen Bryant

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which philosopher wrote 'On Liberty' and 'Utilitarianism'? Hint

John Maynard Keynes

Charles Sanders Peirce

John Kenneth Galbraith

John Stuart Mill

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'? Hint

Arthur Conan Doyle

Stephen Vincent Benet

William Ernest Henley

Erle Stanley Gardner

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which philosopher collaborated with Bertrand Russell on a mathematical treatise? Hint

Alfred North Whitehead

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Henry David Thoreau

William Alanson White

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which poet wrote 'Sailing to Byzantium' and 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death'? Hint

William Butler Yeats

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Question 9 of 10

9. Manuscripts of which author have been discovered in the 1990s? Hint

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Louisa May Alcott

Katherine Anne Porter

Anne Morrow

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote 'The Playboy of the Western World'? Hint

Mary Roberts Rinehart

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

John Millington Synge

George Bernard Shaw

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Most Recent Scores

Jun 02 2024 : Guest 73: 6/10
Jun 02 2024 : Guest 47: 4/10
Jun 02 2024 : Guest 68: 8/10
Jun 02 2024 : Guest 24: 6/10
Jun 02 2024 : Guest 208: 4/10
Jun 02 2024 : Guest 208: 6/10
Jun 02 2024 : Guest 107: 8/10
Jun 02 2024 : Guest 35: 7/10
Jun 02 2024 : Guest 108: 2/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This author wrote the autobiographical 'Two Years Before The Mast', detailing his experiences at sea.

Answer: Richard Henry Dana

Masters did 'Spoon River Anthology'. Whittier was a poet.

2. This author wrote the controversial 'Black Like Me', which described the actual experiences of a white journalist who tried to pose as a black man.

Answer: John Howard Griffin

Also a movie starring James Whitmore. Burroughs wrote the 'Tarzan' books.

3. Who wrote 'The Rise of Silas Lapham?

Answer: William Dean Howells

Porter was "O'Henry".

4. Who wrote the poem 'Thanatopsis'?

Answer: William Cullen Bryant

Early American.

5. Which philosopher wrote 'On Liberty' and 'Utilitarianism'?

Answer: John Stuart Mill

The others are also philosophers of some reputation.

6. Who wrote 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'?

Answer: Stephen Vincent Benet

Doyle wrote the 'Sherlock Holmes' stories. Gardner wrote 'Perry Mason'. Henley was a poet; he wrote 'Invictus'.

7. Which philosopher collaborated with Bertrand Russell on a mathematical treatise?

Answer: Alfred North Whitehead

Thoreau and Emerson are from an earlier time. William Alanson White was prominent in the field of psychology.

8. Which poet wrote 'Sailing to Byzantium' and 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death'?

Answer: William Butler Yeats

He was a celebrated author in numerous literary forms.

9. Manuscripts of which author have been discovered in the 1990s?

Answer: Louisa May Alcott

'Lost' manuscripts turned up in the mid 1990s.

10. Who wrote 'The Playboy of the Western World'?

Answer: John Millington Synge

Shaw is a legendary playwright. Sheridan also has some plays to his credit. Rinehart wrote popular mysteries many years ago.

Source: Author robert362

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