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Charles is headed to the library for some specific books. Most of them have titles which look almost right (in a slightly twisted way). Can you find the books Charles needs?

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

Author
collect

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
212,587

Updated
Nov 28 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1013

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Question 1 of 10

1. Charles has an English assignment -- he needs to find a book of blank verse (in fact, completely blank!) What book did he seek? Hint

A Child's Garden of Blank Verse

The Complete Works of Edgar Guest

The Epitaph of Omar Khayyam

The Silence of the iambs

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Question 2 of 10

2. Poor Charles is looking for a book about a dad who is quite upset with his son's grades at school. Which book is it? Hint

From Here to Eternity

Hannibal Lecture

Tom Brown's School Daze

The Old Man and the C

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Question 3 of 10

3. Charles just has to find a book about Quasimodo's athletic prowess. Which one does he choose? Hint

LaCrosse of Victor Hugo

Bells Are Ringing

The Halfback of Notre Dame

A Parisian in America

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Question 4 of 10

4. Charles just read a book on Philip of Macedon, now he is going to read up on his son who became a famous host. What did he find? Hint

The Golden Bow

The Hotel Socrates

The Life of Alexander the Great

Owed on a Grecian Earn

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Question 5 of 10

5. Broadway has attracted Charles' interest, especially a book about a citrus that made good on the stage. Which one did he find? Hint

A Chorus Lime

The Golden Banana

A Raisin in the Sun

The Grapes of Wrath

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Question 6 of 10

6. Charles had a history lesson on the American Civil War, and now he is looking for a book about one of his favorite characters from a film about the Civil War. Can you help find it? Hint

Lord of the Flies

All About Eva

Catcher in the Rye

A Study in Scarlett

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Question 7 of 10

7. Alexis de Tocqueville has made an impression on Charles. Which book would have information on him? Hint

Prince Alexis

Napoleon's Generals

Tick-Tocq, the Robot of Oz

A Parisian in America

8. Charles really does not like studying the history of Rome, but this book may sound more interesting than most - although it is almost the size of an elephant! Which book should he choose? (Hint: Crossing the Alps) Hint

Hannibal Lecture

Romulus and Remus -- The True Story!

The Incline and Fall of the Roman Umpire

Who Really Ran Rome?

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Question 9 of 10

9. One female author has really caught Charles' interest, so he looks for her biography. Which one did he pick? (Hint: Pioneers) Hint

A Woman Called Intrepid

Cather in the Rye

The Lady In Read

Flora and Fauna of the Americas

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Question 10 of 10

10. Charles has just learned a bit about South American history, so he is determined to learn more about life in the 1950s in South America. Which book would help? Hint

Chile Today: History of Meteorology

The Assassination of Leon Trotsky

All About Eva

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Rio

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Charles has an English assignment -- he needs to find a book of blank verse (in fact, completely blank!) What book did he seek?

Answer: The Silence of the iambs

Since "blank verse" is usually iambic pentameter, completely blank verse has no iambs at all!

2. Poor Charles is looking for a book about a dad who is quite upset with his son's grades at school. Which book is it?

Answer: The Old Man and the C

Well -- most dads would be upset with too many Cs!

3. Charles just has to find a book about Quasimodo's athletic prowess. Which one does he choose?

Answer: The Halfback of Notre Dame

A bad football play on words on "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

4. Charles just read a book on Philip of Macedon, now he is going to read up on his son who became a famous host. What did he find?

Answer: The Life of Alexander the Great

Alexander was Philip's son.

5. Broadway has attracted Charles' interest, especially a book about a citrus that made good on the stage. Which one did he find?

Answer: A Chorus Lime

Well -- limes are citrus.

6. Charles had a history lesson on the American Civil War, and now he is looking for a book about one of his favorite characters from a film about the Civil War. Can you help find it?

Answer: A Study in Scarlett

Scarlett O'Hara's plantation was Tara in the novel 'Gone With the Wind'.

7. Alexis de Tocqueville has made an impression on Charles. Which book would have information on him?

Answer: A Parisian in America

DeTocqueville's visit to America in 1831 formed the basis of his famed "Democracy in America," which determined how Europeans viewed this upstart nation and its people. He was born on July 29, 1805 in Paris, France.

Answer: Hannibal Lecture

Hannibal invaded Rome with elephants climbing across the Alps.

9. One female author has really caught Charles' interest, so he looks for her biography. Which one did he pick? (Hint: Pioneers)

Answer: Cather in the Rye

Willa Cather is a famous American writer (1873 - 1947). One of her most famous works is "O Pioneers!"

10. Charles has just learned a bit about South American history, so he is determined to learn more about life in the 1950s in South America. Which book would help?

Answer: All About Eva

Eva Peron was a very important figure in Argentina from 1945 to 1951, and was the subject of "Evita!"

Source: Author collect

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