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Quiz about English and American Literature

English and American Literature Quiz

A mixed bag of British and American authors. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by pippa_sue. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pippa_sue

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
22,075

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
5031

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (12/15), Guest 101 (14/15), Guest 92 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who wrote the play 'Man and Superman'? Hint

H. Ibsen

G.B. Shaw

J. Galsworthy

A. Bennett

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'? Hint

Ernest Hemingway

F Scott Fitzgerald

Norman Mailer

John Irving

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Question 3 of 15

3. 'Dracula' was filmed many times. Who wrote the book? Hint

Edgar Allan Poe

James Joyce

Mary Shelley

Bram Stoker

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Question 4 of 15

4. 'From Here to Eternity' was a famous film. Who wrote the book? Hint

James Jones

Ernest Hemingway

John Irvine

John Steinbeck

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who wrote 'The Chamber', a book that was also made into a film? Hint

John Mortimer

John Galsworthy

John Grisham

John Irvine

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which author wrote 'Return of the Native'? Hint

Henry James

Viriginia Woolf

Thomas Hardy

A J Cronin

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which author wrote 'The Clayhanger' trilogy? Hint

Arnold Bennett

Thomas Hardy

John Galsworthy

Howard Spring

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which author wrote 'The Hotel New Hampshire'? Hint

Ernest Hemingway

John Irving

John Steinbeck

Garrison Keillor

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who wrote 'The Naked and the Dead'? Hint

F Scott Fitzgerald

John Irving

Norman Mailer

James Jones

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who wrote 'Sons and Lovers'? Hint

Charles Dickens

John Galsworthy

D H Lawrence

Thomas Hardy

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was raised in 'Lake Wobegon Days'? Hint

John Grisham

John Irvine

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was the author of 'Bleak House'? Hint

Henry James

Thomas Hardy

Charles Dickens

James Joyce

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Question 13 of 15

13. The author of 'Sweet Thursday' was? Hint

Norman Mailer

Ernest Hemingway

John Steinbeck

F Scott Fitzgerald

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who was the author of 'Ulysses'? Hint

Somerset Maugham

A J Cronin

D H Lawrence

James Joyce

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Question 15 of 15

15. And last but not least, who wrote 'The American Way of Death'? Hint

Virginia Woolf

Jessica Mitford

Edith Wharton

Emily Dickinson

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Apr 17 2024 : Guest 99: 12/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the play 'Man and Superman'?

Answer: G.B. Shaw

It was Super writer G.B.S.

2. Who wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

3. 'Dracula' was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?

Answer: Bram Stoker

It's quite an amazing book, I think Mel Brooks comes nearest in film!

4. 'From Here to Eternity' was a famous film. Who wrote the book?

Answer: James Jones

Don't try to read it on the beach!

5. Who wrote 'The Chamber', a book that was also made into a film?

Answer: John Grisham

6. Which author wrote 'Return of the Native'?

Answer: Thomas Hardy

7. Which author wrote 'The Clayhanger' trilogy?

Answer: Arnold Bennett

Set in the bleak midlands of England.

8. Which author wrote 'The Hotel New Hampshire'?

Answer: John Irving

9. Who wrote 'The Naked and the Dead'?

Answer: Norman Mailer

10. Who wrote 'Sons and Lovers'?

Answer: D H Lawrence

More bleak middle England stuff.

11. Who was raised in 'Lake Wobegon Days'?

Answer: Garrison Keillor

I love these books, so evocative and so funny.

12. Who was the author of 'Bleak House'?

Answer: Charles Dickens

I think this is Dickens' finest work.

13. The author of 'Sweet Thursday' was?

Answer: John Steinbeck

Another all time favourite, I love Mac and the boys.

14. Who was the author of 'Ulysses'?

Answer: James Joyce

15. And last but not least, who wrote 'The American Way of Death'?

Answer: Jessica Mitford

An expose of exploitation in the funeral industry.

Source: Author pippa_sue

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