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Subtitles Quiz

Many books have subtitles, but often they're not recognized. See how many subtitles of these famous books and poems you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bullymom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,997

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1484

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Question 1 of 10

1. What children's novel by Anna Sewell is subtitled 'The Autobiography of a Horse'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'The Blue Book of Social Usage' was the subtitle of this author's first etiquette book, published in 1922. Hint

Miss Manners

Letitia Baldridge

Ann Landers

Emily Post

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'A Comedy and a Philosophy' is the subtitle of 'Man and Superman', a play by what author? Hint

Eugene O'Neill

George Bernard Shaw

Tennessee Williams

Arthur Miller

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts' is the subtitle of the poem 'Prometheus Unbound', by who? Hint

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Robert Browning

Dylan Thomas

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'A Winter's Idyll' is the subtitle of 'Snowbound', a poem by who? Hint

John Greenleaf Whittier

Robert Frost

Walt Whitman

Maya Angelou

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Question 6 of 10

6. What famous American novel is subtitled 'The Saga of an American Family'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented' is the subtitle of which novel? Hint

'Lolita'

'Emma'

'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'

'Madame Bovary'

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Question 8 of 10

8. What's the subtitle of the Herman Melville novel 'Typee'? Hint

'A Sequel to Moby-Dick'

'Life at Sea'

'A Seafarer's Tale'

'A Peep at Polynesian Life'

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'A Novel Without a Hero' is the subtitle of what novel? Hint

'Vanity Fair'

'The House of the Seven Gables'

'David Copperfield'

'War and Peace'

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Question 10 of 10

10. "The Backwoods Boy" is the subtitle of Horatio Alger's biography of which US President? Hint

Martin Van Buren

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Jackson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What children's novel by Anna Sewell is subtitled 'The Autobiography of a Horse'?

Answer: Black Beauty

This popular children's story about a black Thoroughbred was published in 1877. The story is set in Victorian England, when, sadly, many horses were badly mistreated.

2. 'The Blue Book of Social Usage' was the subtitle of this author's first etiquette book, published in 1922.

Answer: Emily Post

Emily Post was born into the high society of Baltimore, Maryland. After a divorce, she found herself struggling for cash, and began writing for magazines and newspapers.

3. 'A Comedy and a Philosophy' is the subtitle of 'Man and Superman', a play by what author?

Answer: George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw, born in Ireland in 1856, is considered the most significant British dramatist since Shakespeare. He wrote over 50 stage plays, including 'Man and Superman', which was published in 1903.

4. 'A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts' is the subtitle of the poem 'Prometheus Unbound', by who?

Answer: Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley, born in 1792, was one of the greatest English poets and leaders of the Romantic movement. He is also known for being the husband of 'Frankenstein' author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. 'Prometheus Unbound', published in 1820, was one of his verse dramas.

5. 'A Winter's Idyll' is the subtitle of 'Snowbound', a poem by who?

Answer: John Greenleaf Whittier

Whittier was an American poet born in Massachusetts in 1807. A Quaker, he was noted for his participation in the anti-slavery movement.

6. What famous American novel is subtitled 'The Saga of an American Family'?

Answer: Roots

'Roots', written in 1976 by American author Alex Haley, has become one of the best-selling novels of all time, having been translated into 26 languages. A mixture of fact and fiction, the book describes Haley's study of his own geneology and the tracing of his roots to a West African village.

7. 'A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented' is the subtitle of which novel?

Answer: 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'

'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' was a novel written in 1891 by Thomas Hardy, an English novelist and poet born in 1840.

8. What's the subtitle of the Herman Melville novel 'Typee'?

Answer: 'A Peep at Polynesian Life'

'Typee' (1846), a romance of the South Sea islands, was the first novel of American author Herman Melville.

9. 'A Novel Without a Hero' is the subtitle of what novel?

Answer: 'Vanity Fair'

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and humorist. His two greatest works were 'Henry Esmond' and the satirical novel 'Vanity Fair', published in 1847.

10. "The Backwoods Boy" is the subtitle of Horatio Alger's biography of which US President?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Horatio Alger is best-known for his popularization of the "rags- to- riches" story, in which a poor character suddenly becomes rich. However, he wrote many other things, including this 1883 biography of Lincoln.

Source: Author bullymom

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