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Quiz about Dramatic Moments in Literature
Quiz about Dramatic Moments in Literature

Dramatic Moments in Literature Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
57,556
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
11005
Awards
Editor's Choice
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (4/10), Guest 4 (2/10), Guest 63 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In which of these novels does the protagonist NOT commit a murder? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In a play by Arthur Miller, the protagonist says: 'Sure he was my son. But I think to him they were all my sons'. What action follows this comment? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What author wrote a poem in which a serviceman's participation in war is described as 'a lonely impulse of delight'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Thomas Hardy's novel, 'The Mayor of Casterbridge', deals with the theme of retribution. What sin was the protagonist guilty of committing? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What author suggested an irrational basis for certain human behaviors in 'The Imp of the Perverse'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What document is written (in part) due to 'a decent respect to the opinions of mankind'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which of his plays did Shakespeare observe that 'there are more things in heaven and earth ... than are dreamt of in your philosophy'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Speaking of other-worldly matters, who said 'God is his own interpreter and he will make it plain'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In which novel by Charles Dickens does a character intentionally sacrifice his life for another person? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In a famous short story, a motive for murder is described as follows: 'Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man.' What story is this? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In which of these novels does the protagonist NOT commit a murder?

Answer: 'Of Human Bondage'

Dorian Gray kills his friend (and painter), Basil. Raskolnikov kills a pawnbroker in 'Crime and Punishment'. Meursault kills an Arab in 'Stranger'. In 'Bondage', one of the key characters dies - but not as a result of murder.
2. In a play by Arthur Miller, the protagonist says: 'Sure he was my son. But I think to him they were all my sons'. What action follows this comment?

Answer: Suicide

The protagonist learns a terrible secret and commits suicide after being overwhelmed by guilt.
3. What author wrote a poem in which a serviceman's participation in war is described as 'a lonely impulse of delight'?

Answer: W.B. Yeats

'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death'. 'A lonely impulse of delight led to this tumult in the clouds ...'
4. Thomas Hardy's novel, 'The Mayor of Casterbridge', deals with the theme of retribution. What sin was the protagonist guilty of committing?

Answer: Selling his wife

Michael Henchard sells his wife. It comes back to haunt him.
5. What author suggested an irrational basis for certain human behaviors in 'The Imp of the Perverse'?

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

This story is interesting in that it seems to anticipate the idea of unconscious motivation as a powerful force in human behavior more than fifty years before Freud's writings.
6. What document is written (in part) due to 'a decent respect to the opinions of mankind'?

Answer: Declaration of Independence

'When in the course of human events ... ' (etc.), it is appropriate to explain why a nation is separating itself from another nation (Great Britain).
7. In which of his plays did Shakespeare observe that 'there are more things in heaven and earth ... than are dreamt of in your philosophy'?

Answer: Hamlet

Hamlet, to Horatio.
8. Speaking of other-worldly matters, who said 'God is his own interpreter and he will make it plain'?

Answer: William Cowper

'Light Shining Out of the Darkness'. 'God moves in strange and wondrous ways ...'
9. In which novel by Charles Dickens does a character intentionally sacrifice his life for another person?

Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. 'It is a far, far better thing I do ...'
10. In a famous short story, a motive for murder is described as follows: 'Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man.' What story is this?

Answer: The Tell-Tale Heart

Typical Poe.
Source: Author robert362

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