Match Work to Author - 1970-1973 Quiz | Literature

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1. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1970)

Answer: John Fowles

John Fowles (1926-2005) was a renowned English novelist whose style is described as both modern and postmodern. This book relates the saga of a Victorian romance with a postmodern narrative style.

2. Love Story (1970)

Answer: Erich Segal

Erich Segal (1937-2010) was an American author and screenwriter, who was best known for writing this novel and providing the screenplay for the hit motion picture of the same name. "Love Story" depicts two college students of vastly different backgrounds who experience a transcendent love that ends much too soon.

3. QB VII (1971)

Answer: Leon Uris

Leon Uris (1924-2003) was an American author of historical fiction who in addition to "QB VII" wrote 15+ novels including "Exodus" (1960), "Trinity" (1976) and "The Haj" (1984). In Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven (QB VII), Uris gives us a remarkable courtroom drama involving the author of a Holocaust book and an accused war-crimes surgeon.

4. The Passions of the Mind (1971)

Answer: Irving Stone

Irving Stone (1903-1989) was an American writer, chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists. Here, Stone gives us the story of the famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.

5. The Exorcist (1971)

Answer: William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) was an American writer and director who is best known for this novel for which he also won the Academy Award for the screenplay of its film adaptation. This is the terrifying story of the attempt to free a little girl from demonic possession.

6. The Day of the Jackal (1971)

Answer: Frederick Forsyth

Frederick Forsyth (1938) is an English novelist and journalist who is well known for this thriller as well as "The Odessa File" and others. He has sold more than 70 million books in more than 30 languages. This is the story of the "Jackal", the ultimate assassin, in pursuit of his highest-profile target yet.

7. Wheels (1971)

Answer: Arthur Hailey

Arthur Hailey (1920-2004) was a British-Canadian novelist whose stories revolved around prominent industries. In this one, Hailey takes an inside look at America's biggest industry - automobiles.

8. The Winds of War (1972)

Answer: Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk (1915-2019) was an American author best known for his historical fiction such as "The Caine Mutiny" which won a Pulitzer Prize. "The Winds of War" is Wouk's epic saga of a single family whose story is memorably intertwined with the worldwide drama of WWII.

9. The Word (1972)

Answer: Irving Wallace

Irving Wallace (1916-1990) was an American best-selling author and screenwriter who was known for his expertly researched novels. This book investigates the religious and social impacts of a newly unearthed book of the gospel.

10. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1972)

Answer: Richard Bach

Richard Bach (1936) is an American writer best known as the author of this book one of the 1970s' biggest sellers. This is the metaphorical story of a seagull discovering his place and then living it to the fullest.

11. The Odessa File (1973)

Answer: Frederick Forsyth

Frederick Forsyth (1938) is an English novelist and journalist who is well known for this thriller as well as "The Day of the Jackal" and others. He has sold more than 70 million books in more than 30 languages. This is the story of a journalist investigating Odessa, a Hitler-era organization plotting to resurrect SS tactics to carry out Hitler's plans.

12. Once Is Not Enough (1973)

Answer: Jacqueline Susann

Jacqueline Susann (1918-1974) was an American novelist whose novels, "Once Is Not Enough", Valley of the Dolls" (1966) and "The Love Machine" (1969) gave her three consecutive number one bestsellers in a row. This is the story of a young swinger looking for a guy who is as handsome and successful as her own father.

13. Breakfast of Champions (1973)

Answer: Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was an American writer who, in a career spanning over 50 years, published 14 novels, most notably "Slaughterhouse-Five". In "Breakfast of Champions" he tells of an aging author who finds that an auto dealer is taking his fiction as fact which unleashes Vonnegut's hilarious satire of America.

14. The Hollow Hills (1973)

Answer: Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart (1916-2014) was a British novelist who developed the romantic mystery genre but may be best known for her Merlin series, which combines the historical novel and fantasy. This is the second book in her 5-book "Arthurian Saga" series, this one relating to Arthur's crowning as king.

15. The Honorary Consul (1973)

Answer: Graham Greene

Graham Greene (1904-1991) was an English writer and journalist who was highly regarded and was on the shortlist, in 1966 and 1967, to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. This book is a thriller set in South America which Greene has named as one of his favorite works.

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Questions		Choices
1. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1970)		Erich Segal
2. Love Story (1970)		Herman Wouk
3. QB VII (1971)		Richard Bach
4. The Passions of the Mind (1971)		Kurt Vonnegut
5. The Exorcist (1971)		William Peter Blatty
6. The Day of the Jackal (1971)		Jacqueline Susann
7. Wheels (1971)		John Fowles
8. The Winds of War (1972)		Mary Stewart
9. The Word (1972)		Leon Uris
10. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1972)		Arthur Hailey
11. The Odessa File (1973)		Frederick Forsyth
12. Once Is Not Enough (1973)		Irving Wallace
13. Breakfast of Champions (1973)		Irving Stone
14. The Hollow Hills (1973)		Graham Greene
15. The Honorary Consul (1973)		Frederick Forsyth

Match Work to Author - 1970-1973 Quiz

Here are some works of fiction that attained the number one position on the New York Times Bestseller list in the years 1970-1973. Parenthetical year indicates when the title first reached the top position on the list. Match the author with their work.