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Fiction Derived From Life Trivia Quiz

Many writers told fictional tales that had their origins in actual experiences.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,408

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Eugene O'Neill dramatized the life of himself, his brother and his parents in this autobiographical play. Hint

Strange Interlude

Mourning Becomes Electra

Anna Christie

Long Day's Journey Into Night

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Question 2 of 10

2. This writer used his adventures in Alaska as the background for some of his writing. Hint

Samuel Clemens

Jack London

Stephen Crane

James Agee

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Question 3 of 10

3. This playwright often set his plays in the Midwest, thus utilizing his own midwestern origins. Hint

Elmer Rice

William Inge

Clifford Odets

Eugene Ionesco

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Question 4 of 10

4. This author's travels across America were described in one of his writings. Hint

Ring Lardner

John Steinbeck

William Somerset Maugham

William Faulkner

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Question 5 of 10

5. This author described his experience with a hallucinogenic drug when he wrote 'The Doors of Perception'. Hint

Maxwell Anderson

Thomas Huxley

Robert Anderson

Aldous Huxley

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Question 6 of 10

6. This author's writing and use of symbolism reflected his own Jungian analysis. Hint

Thomas Mann

Hermann Hesse

Gunter Grass

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Question 7 of 10

7. This play by Tennessee Williams was somewhat inspired by the author's sister. Hint

The Night of the Iguana

The Glass Menagerie

A Streetcar Named Desire

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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Question 8 of 10

8. This author participated in the Spanish Civil War and used that setting as a backdrop for some of his works. Hint

Ernest Hemingway

Sinclair Lewis

Theodore Dreiser

F Scott Fitzgerald

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Question 9 of 10

9. This play by Arthur Miller focused on a Marilyn Monroe type character. Hint

The Price

A View from The Bridge

The Crucible

After The Fall

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Question 10 of 10

10. Thomas Wolfe's writings often reflect his own experiences as a young man. Where did he grow up? Hint

Southeast

Northeast

Northwest

Southwest

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Eugene O'Neill dramatized the life of himself, his brother and his parents in this autobiographical play.

Answer: Long Day's Journey Into Night

A rough life, too. All had some major issues in life. The play shows the pain and torment of all of them, earning O'Neill a Nobel Prize. (The others are his plays, too).

2. This writer used his adventures in Alaska as the background for some of his writing.

Answer: Jack London

London was an adventurer who spent time in Alaska. 'White 'Fang' and 'Call of the Wild' reflect this experience. The others are also American writers of note: Clemens (better known as Mark Twain), Crane ('Red Badge of Courage') and Agee ('A Death in the Family').

3. This playwright often set his plays in the Midwest, thus utilizing his own midwestern origins.

Answer: William Inge

All are {playwrights. Odets is perhaps the best known ('Golden Boy', 'Country Girl'). Inge, from Kansas, set plays like 'Picnic' and 'Dark at the Top of the Stairs' in his home 'heartland' area. Some good work, some bad. Suicide.

4. This author's travels across America were described in one of his writings.

Answer: John Steinbeck

'Travels With Charley' - Charley was a dog. The others were also prominent: Lardner did short stories and Maugham did 'Of Human Bondage'.

5. This author described his experience with a hallucinogenic drug when he wrote 'The Doors of Perception'.

Answer: Aldous Huxley

He didn't only write 'Brave New World'. The Andersons are playwrights.

6. This author's writing and use of symbolism reflected his own Jungian analysis.

Answer: Hermann Hesse

Hesse didn't have the happiest life - and he underwent Jungian analysis. Rilke is a poet.

7. This play by Tennessee Williams was somewhat inspired by the author's sister.

Answer: The Glass Menagerie

All are works by Williams, but 'Menagerie' was suggested by his own sister, Rose, who had major problems in her tough life.

8. This author participated in the Spanish Civil War and used that setting as a backdrop for some of his works.

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway - the ultimate adventurer. The others didn't lead such 'vigorous', macho lives.

9. This play by Arthur Miller focused on a Marilyn Monroe type character.

Answer: After The Fall

Miller was Monroe's husband, after Joe DiMaggio.

10. Thomas Wolfe's writings often reflect his own experiences as a young man. Where did he grow up?

Answer: Southeast

Out of Asheville, North Carolina. Said to be the inspiration for the Herman Wouk novel, 'Youngblood Hawke'.

Source: Author robert362

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