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Quiz about Classic Movies From American Literature

Classic Movies From American Literature Quiz

Classic movies that derive from classic American literature.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,140

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2417

Last 3 plays: angostura (10/10), Guest 207 (8/10), pughmv (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Henry Fonda starred as Tom Joad in the movie version of John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Who played Ma Joad? Hint

Thelma Ritter

Binnie Barnes

Jane Darwell

Billie Burke

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Question 2 of 10

2. What actor starred in the movie version of Stephen Crane's 'The Red Badge of Courage'? Hint

Jeffrey Hunter

Rory Calhoun

John Payne

Audie Murphy

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Question 3 of 10

3. Gary Cooper starred in the movie version of Ernest Hemingway's 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. Who played the female lead? Hint

Joan Fontaine

Lauren Bacall

Barbara Stanwyck

Ingrid Bergman

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which actor starred in Sinclair Lewis' 'Dodsworth'? Hint

Paul Muni

Robert Cummings

Gene Lockhart

Walter Huston

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Question 5 of 10

5. There have been many versions of James Fenimore Cooper's 'Last of the Mohicans'. Which of the following actors starred as Hawkeye? Hint

Randolph Scott

Lex Barker

Joel McRea

Gordon Macrae

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Question 6 of 10

6. A movie version was made of the classic novel, 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey'. Who was the author of the novel? Hint

Herman Melville

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Samuel Clemens

Thornton Wilder

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Question 7 of 10

7. ''The Heiress' was a fine movie starring Olivia DeHavilland and Montgomery Clift. It was an adaptation of a novel by what author? Hint

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Henry James

Thomas Wolfe

James Agee

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'A Place in the Sun' was a fine movie with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. It was an adaptation of a novel; who was the novel's author? Hint

Jack Kerouac

Upton Sinclair

Theodore Dreiser

John Hersey

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'The Call of the Wild' was a fine adaptation of Jack London's novel of the same name. Clark Gable was the male star; who was the female lead? Hint

Donna Reed

Linda Darnell

Loretta Young

Claudette Colbert

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who starred in the movie version of William Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury'? Hint

Brian Donlevy

Robert Preston

Yul Brynner

Van Heflin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Henry Fonda starred as Tom Joad in the movie version of John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Who played Ma Joad?

Answer: Jane Darwell

Darwell also starred with Fonda in 'The Ox-Bow Incident'. Both movies were quite good.

2. What actor starred in the movie version of Stephen Crane's 'The Red Badge of Courage'?

Answer: Audie Murphy

A war hero in a movie about combat. Makes sense.

3. Gary Cooper starred in the movie version of Ernest Hemingway's 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. Who played the female lead?

Answer: Ingrid Bergman

Cooper also did a version of 'A Farewell to Arms', as did Rock Hudson.

4. Which actor starred in Sinclair Lewis' 'Dodsworth'?

Answer: Walter Huston

He's best remembered for his roles when he was older, but once upon a time ...

5. There have been many versions of James Fenimore Cooper's 'Last of the Mohicans'. Which of the following actors starred as Hawkeye?

Answer: Randolph Scott

Scott starred in a version that was made in the 30's. Daniel Day-Lewis did the role much later.

6. A movie version was made of the classic novel, 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey'. Who was the author of the novel?

Answer: Thornton Wilder

No big names in the cast. Melville had movie versions made of 'Billy Budd' and 'Moby {Dick';} Hawthorne had movie versions made of 'The Scarlet Letter'.

7. ''The Heiress' was a fine movie starring Olivia DeHavilland and Montgomery Clift. It was an adaptation of a novel by what author?

Answer: Henry James

'Washington Square'.

8. 'A Place in the Sun' was a fine movie with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. It was an adaptation of a {novel;} who was the novel's author?

Answer: Theodore Dreiser

'An American Tragedy'.

9. 'The Call of the Wild' was a fine adaptation of Jack London's novel of the same name. Clark Gable was the male {star;} who was the female lead?

Answer: Loretta Young

Entertaining. (The dog was named Buck.)

10. Who starred in the movie version of William Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury'?

Answer: Yul Brynner

Not memorable.

Source: Author robert362

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