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Off my Shelf Trivia Quiz

Some questions about a few of my favorite authors and novels. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by sprout. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
sprout

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,132

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1263

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Lily Bart is the heroine of which Edith Wharton novel? Hint

The Custom of the Country

The Age of Innocence

The Buccaneers

The House of Mirth

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Question 2 of 10

2. A Swiftly Tilting Planet is the 3rd book in whose 'Time Quartet'? Hint

Stephen King

CS Lewis

Madeleine L'Engle

HG Wells

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote 'The Prophet'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What author of 'Ghost Story' once co-wrote a novel with Stephen King? Hint

Richard Bach

Clive Barker

Peter Straub

Ray Bradbury

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the novel?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What French pilot and philosopher wrote 'Vol de Nuit'(Night Flight)? Hint

Sartre

Prevert

St. Exupery

Camus

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Question 7 of 10

7. What children's book is he also famous for writing?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the philosophy put forth by Ayn Rand? Hint

facism

communism

communalism

objectivism

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the doppelganger in Edgar Allan Poe's story?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What river did Lucy's new room overlook in 'A Room With A View'? Hint

Arno

Avon

Seine

Thames

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Lily Bart is the heroine of which Edith Wharton novel?

Answer: The House of Mirth

This is my favorite book by a great author. Lily is used to show how the most trivial things can have importance.

2. A Swiftly Tilting Planet is the 3rd book in whose 'Time Quartet'?

Answer: Madeleine L'Engle

L'Engle is my favorite author. There is some dispute regarding this book's place in the 'Time' series.

3. Who wrote 'The Prophet'?

Answer: Kahlil Gibran

Gibran's writing is beautiful and simple.

4. What author of 'Ghost Story' once co-wrote a novel with Stephen King?

Answer: Peter Straub

I'm a King fan, but 'Ghost Story' is the perfect scary book.

5. What was the novel?

Answer: The Talisman

This is one of my favorites of King's novels, right up with 'The Stand' and 'Eye of the Dragon'..

6. What French pilot and philosopher wrote 'Vol de Nuit'(Night Flight)?

Answer: St. Exupery

Check out St. Exupery's Wisdom of the Sands.

7. What children's book is he also famous for writing?

Answer: The Little Prince

This book is a classic. Symbolism even I can understand!

8. What is the philosophy put forth by Ayn Rand?

Answer: objectivism

'Atlas Shrugged' is my personal favorite, but 'Anthem' is good for beginners. She does tend to ramble on.

9. What is the name of the doppelganger in Edgar Allan Poe's story?

Answer: William Wilson

The man's picture should be in the dictionary by 'eerie'.

10. What river did Lucy's new room overlook in 'A Room With A View'?

Answer: Arno

Source: Author sprout

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