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Quiz about Some Poetry Some Fiction
Quiz about Some Poetry Some Fiction

Some Poetry, Some Fiction Trivia Quiz


Hi, this is just a follow up to my first Literature quiz. I threw in some hard ones, but hopefully there will be some easy ones as well. Watch out for question 9!!!!!

A multiple-choice quiz by sparklecake. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
sparklecake
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
18,894
Updated
Aug 18 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
836
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Question 1 of 10
1. What poet debuted in 1973 with 'Living at the Movies'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Name the main character from 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these poets did NOT write other types of literature (i.e. plays, novels, etc)? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Upon losing his wife, which author penned 'A Grief Observed'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which two literary geniuses were roommates for a time? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Speaking of 'Lyrical Ballads', what year was it published? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which is NOT a work from John Donne? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who is NOT a Tudor-era author? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Hard One: Who wrote 'The Rape of the Fair Country'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who penned 'The Symbolist Movement in Literature'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What poet debuted in 1973 with 'Living at the Movies'?

Answer: Jim Carroll

Carroll is better known for his autobiographical movie, 'The Basketball Diaries'.
2. Name the main character from 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'

Answer: Stephen Dedalus

This should have been a freebie!
3. Which of these poets did NOT write other types of literature (i.e. plays, novels, etc)?

Answer: Emily Dickinson

If you picked Shakespeare, I'm so disappointed in you!
4. Upon losing his wife, which author penned 'A Grief Observed'?

Answer: C.S. Lewis

Lewis is better known for the 'Chronicles of Narnia' series.
5. Which two literary geniuses were roommates for a time?

Answer: William Butler Yeats and Ezra Pound

Bit of a trick--Wordsworth and Coleridge ('Lyrical Ballads') were friends, but never roommates.
6. Speaking of 'Lyrical Ballads', what year was it published?

Answer: 1798

If you didn't know this, you have just given my Romantic Literature professor a heart attack!
7. Which is NOT a work from John Donne?

Answer: The Rat

Ok, if my man ever compared us to fleas...
8. Who is NOT a Tudor-era author?

Answer: William Blake

This should have been easy.
9. Hard One: Who wrote 'The Rape of the Fair Country'?

Answer: Alexander Cordell

If you got this one, definately send me a message and we'll talk. This book is worth the hunt.
10. Who penned 'The Symbolist Movement in Literature'?

Answer: Arthur Symons

Edgar Allan Poe was an inspiration for the book so if you chose him you weren't COMPLETELY off!
Source: Author sparklecake

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