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Quiz about Heroes and Heroines of Fiction

Heroes and Heroines of Fiction Quiz

Our lives are populated not only with family and friends, but also with persons we've only met in books or seen on a stage. See if we have any acquaintances in common!

A multiple-choice quiz by gunstone. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
gunstone

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,011

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1054

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. John Fante had him wait until spring. What is his name? Hint

Saccone

Bandini

Svevo

Dan

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Question 2 of 10

2. The friendship and courage of two young brothers is beautifully described in a famous work by Swedish children's book writer Astrid Lindgren. What are the brothers called? Hint

Wolf

Karlsson

Lionheart

Blomqvist

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Question 3 of 10

3. In John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men", two day workers strive to endure hardship in California during the thirties. The more simple-minded of them is Lennie Small; who is the other? Hint

Big Joe Portagee

George Milton

Doc

Tom Joad

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Question 4 of 10

4. The most famous character of French writer Gustave Flaubert was a woman who read too many books and cheated on her husband. What was the name of this Madame?

Answer: (First and last name or just last name)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Two of Samuel Beckett's most memorable characters spend their time waiting for Godot. Who are they? Hint

Murphy and Malone

Molloy and Malone

Vladimir and Estragon

Krapp and Watt

6. In Mark Twain's first novel, we meet a mischievous though good-hearted boy. The book was a relative flop when it was published in 1876, but the boy's adventures have survived until our days. Who is he?

Answer: (Two Words (and check your spelling))

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is "A Man in Full"? Hint

William Shawn

Conrad Hensley

Charlie Croker

Sherman McCoy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Disgruntled with the atrocities of history and what he observes of adult life, a three-year-old boy in inter-war Danzig decides to stop growing. He beats his tin drum and breaks glass with his voice; what is his name? Hint

Jan Bronski

Oskar Matzerath

Hermann Blum

Theo Wuttke

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of Henrik Ibsen's most famous plays is "A Doll's House", where the female protagonist leaves her husband. What is her name? Hint

Rebecca West

Hedda Gabler

Nora Helmer

Helene Alving

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire", a fragile and vulnerable lady is having a hard time in the apartment of her sister Stella. What is her name?

Answer: (One Word (not too colourful))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. John Fante had him wait until spring. What is his name?

Answer: Bandini

"Wait until Spring, Bandini" (1938) is the story of how 14-year-old Arturo Bandini copes with poverty and puberty. Svevo is his father's name, Rocco Saccone the father's drinking companion. Dan Fante is John Fante's son.

2. The friendship and courage of two young brothers is beautifully described in a famous work by Swedish children's book writer Astrid Lindgren. What are the brothers called?

Answer: Lionheart

"The Lionheart Brothers", Karl and Jonathan, have Lion as their surname, but become Lionhearts by rejecting cowardice and being brave. Karlsson and Blomqvist are other Lindgren figures.

3. In John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men", two day workers strive to endure hardship in California during the thirties. The more simple-minded of them is Lennie Small; who is the other?

Answer: George Milton

Big Joe is met in "Tortilla Flat", Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath", Doc in "Cannery Row".

4. The most famous character of French writer Gustave Flaubert was a woman who read too many books and cheated on her husband. What was the name of this Madame?

Answer: Bovary

"Madame Bovary" was published in 1857.

5. Two of Samuel Beckett's most memorable characters spend their time waiting for Godot. Who are they?

Answer: Vladimir and Estragon

All alternatives are Beckett characters, from plays or prose works.

Answer: Tom Sawyer

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published nine years later.

7. Who is "A Man in Full"?

Answer: Charlie Croker

Croker's fall from grace brings him into contact with Hensley, another character of Tom Wolfe's 1998 novel. Sherman McCoy is the protagonist of "The Bonfire of the Vanities". William Shawn was an editor of "The New Yorker" in Wolfe's early reporter days.

Answer: Oskar Matzerath

Jan Bronski is another character of "The Tin Drum", G�nter Grass' famous first novel (1959). Theo Wuttke is the protagonist of Grass' 1995 novel, "A Wide Field".

9. One of Henrik Ibsen's most famous plays is "A Doll's House", where the female protagonist leaves her husband. What is her name?

Answer: Nora Helmer

"Hedda Gabler" is another play by Ibsen. Mrs. Alving is a character in his play "Ghosts", Rebecca West in "Rosmersholm".

10. In Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire", a fragile and vulnerable lady is having a hard time in the apartment of her sister Stella. What is her name?

Answer: Blanche

Brother-in-law Stanley (Brando, in the movie) is the main test to Blanche's delicate nerves.

Source: Author gunstone

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