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Random Literature Part 3 Trivia Quiz

This is my third quiz in a series of random literature knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,141

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1221

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In Jane Austen's novel, "Pride and Prejudice", who owned Pemberley? Hint

Lady Catherine

Mr. Darcy

Mr. Collins

Ms. Bingley

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote "Siddhartha"? Hint

Peter Weiss

Hermann Hesse

Franz Kafka

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the ship from "Moby Dick"? Hint

The Melville

The Ahab

The Pequod

The Queequeg

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Question 4 of 10

4. The man who wrote "The Prince of Tides" also wrote which of the following novels? Hint

The Great Santini

Sullivan's Island

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Into Thin Air

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who painted the title portrait in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray"? Hint

Alan Campbell

Lord Harry

Dorian Gray

Basil Hallward

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Voltaire's "Candide", what is the name of the protagonist? Hint

Virgil

Candide

Voltaire

Jeff

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Question 7 of 10

7. The same man wrote "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "Look Homeward Angel".

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the sixth Harry Potter book? Hint

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote the novel "The Dead Zone"?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Kafka's "Metamorphosis", what is the name of the main character who undergoes the metamorphosis? Hint

Gregor

Karl

Hans

Erich

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Jane Austen's novel, "Pride and Prejudice", who owned Pemberley?

Answer: Mr. Darcy

Lady Catherine lived in Rosings. Mr. Darcy owned Pemberley and lived there with his sister.

2. Who wrote "Siddhartha"?

Answer: Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)wrote many novels including "Demian" (1919; Eng. trans., 1923), "Siddhartha" (1922; Eng. trans., 1951), and "Steppenwolf" (1927; Eng. trans., 1929). Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1946.

3. What is the name of the ship from "Moby Dick"?

Answer: The Pequod

Herman Melville wrote "Moby Dick". Queequeg was Ishmael's cannibal friend. Ahab was the captain of the Pequod.

4. The man who wrote "The Prince of Tides" also wrote which of the following novels?

Answer: The Great Santini

Pat Conroy wrote both "The Prince of Tides" and "The Great Santini". Pat Conroy was born on October 26, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia.

5. Who painted the title portrait in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

Answer: Basil Hallward

Oscar Wilde wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Basil Hallward once told Lord Harry that he felt he put too much of himself into the portrait. Basil felt that he put part of his soul into the painting in this novel.

6. In Voltaire's "Candide", what is the name of the protagonist?

Answer: Candide

"Candide" is about a young man named Candide and his toils. Voltaire wrote "Candide", written in 1759.

7. The same man wrote "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "Look Homeward Angel".

Answer: False

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr., born in 1931 in Richmond, Virginia wrote "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "The Right Stuff" among others. Thomas Wolfe (1900 - 1938) was born North Carolina and wrote "Look Homeward Angel" along with other novels.

8. What is the name of the sixth Harry Potter book?

Answer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J. K. Rowling's sixth book in the Harry Potter series is called "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is the third book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is the fourth book and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the fifth book in the series.

9. Who wrote the novel "The Dead Zone"?

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King wrote the novel "The Dead Zone" which later was turned into a movie with Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen, and a television series starring Anthony Michael Hall.

10. In Kafka's "Metamorphosis", what is the name of the main character who undergoes the metamorphosis?

Answer: Gregor

Gregor turns into a cockroach in "The Metamorphosis". His family ends up liking themselves better after they realize that they can provide for themselves.

Source: Author Sarah606

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