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"Catch 22" The Novel Trivia Quiz

A short quiz on this marvellous satire on the futility of war.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,722

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2397

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote Catch-22? Hint

Edmund Halley

Alex Haley

Joseph Heller

Arthur Hailey

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Question 2 of 10

2. Catch-22 had a different working title that had to be changed because of another book that was published shortly beforehand. What was the book? Hint

Fahrenheit 451

Catcher in the Rye

Slaughterhouse 5

Mila 18

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Question 3 of 10

3. What island was the squadron based on? Hint

Pianosa

Cyprus

Malta

Crete

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did Yossarian (the 'hero' of the book) fall in love with in the first two sentences of the book? Hint

Washington Irving

Lieutenant Scheisskopf's wife

The Chaplain

Nurse Duckett

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Question 5 of 10

5. What 'suspicious' religion was the Chaplain? Hint

Anabaptist

Egyptian Coptic

Greek Orthodox

Roman Catholic

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the dead man in Yossarians tent? Hint

Orr

Milo

Mudd

Chief White Halfoat

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Yossarian was due to be presented with his medal, why was he different from the other recipients? Hint

He was badly injured, and required a wheelchair.

His toes and gums had been painted with gentian violet by Gus and Wes, the medical orderlies.

He was naked.

His medal was missing.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was Lieutenant Scheisskopf's sole passion and area of expertise? Hint

Tight Bomb Patterns

Table-Tennis

Pitching horseshoes

Parades

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did Hungry Joe have screaming nightmares, and fist fights with Huple's cat? Hint

After he had eaten spaghetti.

Every Sunday night.

After Milo had arranged with his own troops to bomb the base.

When he had finished all his missions and was waiting for the orders to send him home.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Strangely enough, Yossarian's first name is only mentioned twice, both near the end of the book. What is his name? Hint

Jeff

Joe

John

Wally

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote Catch-22?

Answer: Joseph Heller

Alex Haley wrote 'Roots', Arthur Hailey wrote 'Airport', 'Hotel' and 'Wheels', among others. Edmund Halley was associated with a comet.

2. Catch-22 had a different working title that had to be changed because of another book that was published shortly beforehand. What was the book?

Answer: Mila 18

Leon Uris released 'Mila 18', a story of the Holocaust, some months before 'Catch 18'. The number was changed to avoid confusion.

3. What island was the squadron based on?

Answer: Pianosa

At an unspecified location, somewhere near Italy. Pianosa is an actual Italian island, but the Heller version of the island is much larger than the real one.

4. Who did Yossarian (the 'hero' of the book) fall in love with in the first two sentences of the book?

Answer: The Chaplain

The first lines read.. 'It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him.'

5. What 'suspicious' religion was the Chaplain?

Answer: Anabaptist

It was suspicious because Captain Black, who torments the good padre mercilessly, had never heard of Anabaptists.

6. What was the name of the dead man in Yossarians tent?

Answer: Mudd

Poor Mudd. He had only just arrived at the base and after dumping his luggage, was sent directly to the airfield, and not the Administration area. He was killed on his very first flight. The paperwork involved in his 'non-existence' is one of the several recurring sagas in the book.

7. When Yossarian was due to be presented with his medal, why was he different from the other recipients?

Answer: He was naked.

Yossarian refused to wear a uniform, because he had pieces of Snowden's blood and guts all over him.

8. What was Lieutenant Scheisskopf's sole passion and area of expertise?

Answer: Parades

He was later given permission to cancel parades that had not even been arranged. Another recurring theme throughout the book.

9. When did Hungry Joe have screaming nightmares, and fist fights with Huple's cat?

Answer: When he had finished all his missions and was waiting for the orders to send him home.

The other pilots used Hungry Joe as an indication of whether Colonel Cathcart had raised the number of required missions again. If Hungry Joe slept peacefully, he had not yet reached his mission target.

10. Strangely enough, Yossarian's first name is only mentioned twice, both near the end of the book. What is his name?

Answer: John

The first time is after he makes his 'odious' deal with Colonels Korn and Cathcart, they become all 'best friends'. The second time is where he gets stabbed.

I hope you enjoyed my little quiz. Even though this book is over 40 years old, it is still very relevant to today's world. If you have not read 'Catch 22', I would strongly recommend that you do.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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