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Quiz about Famous Authors And Poets Biographies

Famous Authors And Poets Biographies Quiz

Quite simple really, this quiz. I will give you some biographical details of an author or poet and some of their works and you just have to name them. Easy peasy. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
141,096

Updated
Sep 03 24

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Born in Germantown, Philadelphia in 1832 and died in Boston in 1888. She wrote "Flower Fables" in 1855 and "Little Women" in 1871. Who is she? Hint

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Louisa May Alcott

Edith Wharton

Anita Loos

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Question 2 of 10

2. Born in Venusia in 65 BC and died in Tibur in 8 BC, this ancient author penned "Satires" from 35-30 BC and "Epistles" from 20-17 BC. Although an Italian he studied in Athens. Who is he? Hint

Petronius

Virgil

Ovid

Horace

3. This author was born in Upper Bockhampton, Dorset, England in 1840 and died in Dorchester, England in 1928, at Max Gate, the house he himself designed. His novels include "Far From The Madding Crowd" (1874) and "Tess of the d'Urbevilles" (1891). Who is this famous author?

Answer: (Two Words or Just Surname)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Born in Moscow in 1890 and died in Peredelkino in 1960, this vastly patriotic author often had conflicting views with the authorities, leading him to receive publishing bans. His most famous work was started in 1946 and released 11 years later in Italy, under the title "Dr. Zhivago". Who is he? Hint

Leo Tolstoy

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Boris Pasternak

Fyodor Dostovyevsky

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Question 5 of 10

5. This author was born in 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi and died in New York in 1983. His most famous works include "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1947) and "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" (1955). Who is this American author?

Answer: (Two Words or Just Surname)

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Question 6 of 10

6. This San Franciscan author was born in 1876, dying just 40 years later in Glen Ellen, California. Brought up in San Francisco in poverty, who is this author of "The Call of the Wild" (1903), "The Sea Wolf" (1904) and "White Fang" (1907)? Hint

Robert Lowell

Sinclair Lewis

Jack London

Wyndham Lewis

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Question 7 of 10

7. Born in Villers-Cotterets, France in 1802, dying 68 years later in Dieppe. Which author is most famed for his works "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Three Musketeers" both published in 1844? Hint

Alexandre Dumas, the Elder

Victor Hugo

Alexandre Dumas, the Younger

Henri-Alban Alain-Fournier

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of my favourite authors this one, born in 1888 in Chicago, Illinois and died in 1959 in Southern California. His famous works are "The Big Sleep" in 1939 and "Farewell My Lovely" in 1940, both featuring P.I. Philip Marlowe. Who is this author?

Answer: (Two Words or Just Surname)

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Question 9 of 10

9. An author who was born in Liege, Belgium in 1903 and died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Famous for creating the detective Maigret, who is he? Hint

Pierre Dubous

Georges Simenon

Georges Perec

Jean de la Fontaine

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Question 10 of 10

10. Born in New Jersey back in 1789 and dying in New York in 1851, this author wrote a number of books. His most famous book is "The Last of the Mohicans" published in 1826. Who is this author? Hint

William Carlos Williams

James Fenimore Cooper

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Born in Germantown, Philadelphia in 1832 and died in Boston in 1888. She wrote "Flower Fables" in 1855 and "Little Women" in 1871. Who is she?

Answer: Louisa May Alcott

She was educated at home by her father, Bronson. Her most famous work being "Little Women" written in two parts in 1868 and 1869.

2. Born in Venusia in 65 BC and died in Tibur in 8 BC, this ancient author penned "Satires" from 35-30 BC and "Epistles" from 20-17 BC. Although an Italian he studied in Athens. Who is he?

Answer: Horace

He also wrote "Epodes" in 30 BC and "Odes" from 23-13 BC.

Answer: Thomas Hardy

Hardy actually started out life earning money by playing the fiddle at weddings. One of my favourite books and one of his most famous is "The Mayor of Casterbridge" published in 1886.

Answer: Boris Pasternak

Some of his other works include: "Theme and Variations" (1923), "Lieutenant Schmidt" (1927) and "The Last Summer" (1934).

Answer: Tennessee Williams

Williams also wrote "The Glass Menagerie" (1945), "Summer and Smoke" (1948) and "The Rose Tattoo" (1951).

Answer: Jack London

He enrolled at Berkeley College in 1896. But whilst he studied during the day, he would shovel coal at night to earn a living, leaving him with blisters on his hands so bad he could not pick up a pen to write with.

Answer: Alexandre Dumas, the Elder

Both the elder and younger Dumas were authors. The latter trying to come to terms, for most of his life, that he was illegitimate. The younger penning "Camille" (1852) and "Le Demi-Mode" (1855).

Answer: Raymond Chandler

Before writing his first novel, "The Big Sleep", he worked for "Black Mask" magazine and wrote some 20 short stories for it.

9. An author who was born in Liege, Belgium in 1903 and died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Famous for creating the detective Maigret, who is he?

Answer: Georges Simenon

His Maigret novels include "Maigret on the Case" (1931), "Maigret and the Toy" (1944) and "Maigret's Memoires" (1960).

10. Born in New Jersey back in 1789 and dying in New York in 1851, this author wrote a number of books. His most famous book is "The Last of the Mohicans" published in 1826. Who is this author?

Answer: James Fenimore Cooper

Cooper was enrolled at Yale but then later expelled. His second novel "The Spy", published in 1821, featured George Washington as a character.

Source: Author kristian88

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