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Literary Titles Explained Trivia Quiz

Some detail and clarification of some noted literary titles

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
40,477

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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3366

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'The Old Man and the Sea' is one of Hemingway's best-known works. Who is the 'old man'? Hint

Vanya

Benjy

Joad

Santiago

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Question 2 of 10

2. Camus is famous for 'The Stranger'. What was the stranger's name? Hint

Meursault

Kurtz

Roderigo

Jude

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hesse may be best known for 'Steppenwolf'. What was this character's name? Hint

Fagin

Demian

Harry Haller

Joseph Knecht

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Question 4 of 10

4. Dostoevsky wrote 'The Idiot'? Who was the 'idiot'? Hint

Valjean

Raskolniokov

Vronsky

Myshkin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Thornton Wilder wrote 'Our Town'. What was the name of the town? Hint

Tom's Landing

Grover's Corners

Hastings Mills

Glen Falls

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Question 6 of 10

6. Inge wrote 'Come Back, Little Sheba'. Who was Sheba? Hint

A cat

A horse

A bird

A dog

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Question 7 of 10

7. Thomas Hardy wrote 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'? What was the mayor's name? Hint

Michael Henchard

George Webber

Oliver Mellors

Sheridan Whiteside

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Question 8 of 10

8. Arthur Miller wrote 'Death of a Salesman'. Who was the salesman? Hint

Willy Loman

Ruben Flood

Michael Cassio

Stanley Kowalski

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Question 9 of 10

9. Charles Dickens wrote 'A Tale of Two Cities'. Which two cities? Hint

Berlin, Moscow

London, Paris

Venice, Barcelona

Vienna, Rome

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is NOT one of the 'Three Musketeers'? Hint

D'Artagnan

Porthos

Athos

Aramis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The Old Man and the Sea' is one of Hemingway's best-known works. Who is the 'old man'?

Answer: Santiago

Simple fisherman. Vanya is from Chekhov, Joad is from Steinbeck, Benjy is from Faulkner.

2. Camus is famous for 'The Stranger'. What was the stranger's name?

Answer: Meursault

Classic. Roderigo is from Shakespeare, Kurtz is from Conrad, Jude is from Hardy.

3. Hesse may be best known for 'Steppenwolf'. What was this character's name?

Answer: Harry Haller

Demian and Knecht are from other works by {Hesse;} Fagin is from Dickens.

4. Dostoevsky wrote 'The Idiot'? Who was the 'idiot'?

Answer: Myshkin

Raskolbikov is from 'Crime and Punishment,' Vronsky is from Tolstoi, Valjean is from Hugo.

5. Thornton Wilder wrote 'Our Town'. What was the name of the town?

Answer: Grover's Corners

In New Hampshire, I believe.

6. Inge wrote 'Come Back, Little Sheba'. Who was Sheba?

Answer: A dog

Little Sheba never will come back.

7. Thomas Hardy wrote 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'? What was the mayor's name?

Answer: Michael Henchard

Mellors was 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'. Webber is from Thomas {Wolfe;} Whiteside is 'The Man Who Came to Dinner'.

8. Arthur Miller wrote 'Death of a Salesman'. Who was the salesman?

Answer: Willy Loman

His best known work. Cassio is from Shakespeare, Flood is from Inge, Kowalski is from Tennessee Williams.

9. Charles Dickens wrote 'A Tale of Two Cities'. Which two cities?

Answer: London, Paris

'It was the best of times ...'

10. Who is NOT one of the 'Three Musketeers'?

Answer: D'Artagnan

The novel may be about him - but he's not one of the three.

Source: Author robert362

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