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Quiz about Abridged Classics by John Atkinson
Quiz about Abridged Classics by John Atkinson

Abridged Classics by John Atkinson Quiz


Match the summaries with the appropriate book titles. They are all quotes taken from the blog, "Wrong Hands", by cartoonist John Atkinson. They can be found at GoComics.com!

A matching quiz by nyirene330. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
nyirene330
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
382,882
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
670
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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QuestionsChoices
1. "War Vet takes forever to get home. Then kills everyone"  
  The Sun Also Rises
2. "A sort-of brother and sister fall in love. It's foggy."  
  Beowulf
3. "Man sits outside for two years. Nothing happens."  
  Walden
4. "Murderer feels bad. Confesses. Goes to jail. Feels better."  
  Dante's Inferno
5. "Hero kills monster. Blah, Blah, Blah. Dragon kills hero."  
  Crime and Punishment
6. "All Hell breaks loose."  
  Don Quixote
7. "Lost Generation gets drunk. Still lost."  
  Moby Dick
8. "Farming sucks! Road trip! Road trip sucks."  
  The Odyssey
9. "Guy attacks windmills. Also, he's mad."  
  Wuthering Heights
10. "Man vs. whale. Whale wins."  
  The Grapes of Wrath





Select each answer

1. "War Vet takes forever to get home. Then kills everyone"
2. "A sort-of brother and sister fall in love. It's foggy."
3. "Man sits outside for two years. Nothing happens."
4. "Murderer feels bad. Confesses. Goes to jail. Feels better."
5. "Hero kills monster. Blah, Blah, Blah. Dragon kills hero."
6. "All Hell breaks loose."
7. "Lost Generation gets drunk. Still lost."
8. "Farming sucks! Road trip! Road trip sucks."
9. "Guy attacks windmills. Also, he's mad."
10. "Man vs. whale. Whale wins."

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "War Vet takes forever to get home. Then kills everyone"

Answer: The Odyssey

"The Odyssey" is a Greek epic poem written by Homer in 800 B.C.E. As you can see from John Atkinson's brief summary, after the Trojan War, it took Odysseus ten years to return home to Ithaca to his wife Penelope. Since he had been presumed dead, Penelope had many suitors - which Odysseus then took care of.
2. "A sort-of brother and sister fall in love. It's foggy."

Answer: Wuthering Heights

"Wuthering Heights" was published in 1847 under Emily Bronte's pen name, Ellis Bell. It is the story of the love between Catherine and the tortured Heathcliff, on the moors of England.
3. "Man sits outside for two years. Nothing happens."

Answer: Walden

Trancendentalist Henry David Thoreau's book "Walden" was published in 1854. It is subtitled "Life in the Woods", and describes simple living in a natural setting, over the course of two years, two months and two days, in a cabin near Walden Pond.
4. "Murderer feels bad. Confesses. Goes to jail. Feels better."

Answer: Crime and Punishment

"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky was originally published in 1866, in "The Russian Messenger", in 12 installments. The story tells of Raskolnikov, a poor ex-student who plots to kill a pawnbroker for her money. At first he justifies the killing but he cannot bear the mental anguish which follows.
5. "Hero kills monster. Blah, Blah, Blah. Dragon kills hero."

Answer: Beowulf

"Beowulf" is an old (make that very old) English epic poem which has been forced upon most students of higher learning. It was written somewhere between the 8th century and the 11th century (what a slow writer!) by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon author. So, basically, we don't know who wrote it or when it was written. All we know is Beowulf kills Grendel and Grendel's mother, and years later is himself killed in a battle with a dragon.
6. "All Hell breaks loose."

Answer: Dante's Inferno

Dante Alighieri's 14th century epic poem "Inferno" is the first part of his "Divine Comedy", followed by "Purgitorio" and "Paradiso". The "Inferno", quite properly named, is Dante's journey through Hell, with Virgil as his guide.
7. "Lost Generation gets drunk. Still lost."

Answer: The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel, "The Sun Also Rises", is the story of a bunch of Englishmen and Americans living in Paris after World War I. They decide to travel to watch the bullfights and the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. They love, they drink, they talk, they drink some more...but nothing really seems to change.
8. "Farming sucks! Road trip! Road trip sucks."

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

The Pulitzer Prize winning novel "The Grapes of Wrath" was authored by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. It is set in the Depression Era and follows the Joad family from the 'dust bowl' of Oklahoma on their journey to California for a better life...but things don't always go as planned.
9. "Guy attacks windmills. Also, he's mad."

Answer: Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes' great picaresque novel was published in 1605. We are told about Senor Alonso Quixano who reads so many novels about chivalry he goes nuts and decides to bring the courtliness back to life. He puts a pot on his head (the golden helmet of Mambrino), takes his trusty sidekick and his broken down horse, attacks his enemies, i.e., windmills, and chooses a farm girl (Aldonza) as his lady love (Dulcinea).
10. "Man vs. whale. Whale wins."

Answer: Moby Dick

What can you say about Herman Melville's 1851 novel, "Moby Dick"? I think John Atkinson's summary of Captain Ahab and his obsession with the 'great white whale' sums it up nicely!
Source: Author nyirene330

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