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Quiz about Ecclesiastes Quotes and Literary References

Ecclesiastes: Quotes and Literary References Quiz

All quotes are from the King James Version.

A multiple-choice quiz by john62450. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
john62450

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
374,134

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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407

Last 3 plays: Guest 143 (1/10), Guest 124 (6/10), Guest 217 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Complete the following quote from Ecclesiastes 7:4: "The heart of the wise is in the ___________; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth". Hint

house of strangers

house of mourning

house of hope

house of cards

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote the 1905 novel "The House of Mirth"? Hint

E. M. Forster

Edith Wharton

Rudyard Kipling

Kingsley Amis

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Question 3 of 10

3. Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 1:5: "The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down __________." Hint

and shall not be seen again

and hasteth to his place where he arose

and goes to its rest

and returns tomorrow

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote the 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises"? Hint

John Steinbeck

Ernest Hemingway

William Faulkner

John Dos Passos

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Question 5 of 10

5. Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 6:1: "There is an evil which I have seen under the sun____________." Hint

and it returns each dawn

and it fades in the night

and it is common among men

and it calls my brothers

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote the 1941 detective story "Evil Under the Sun"? Hint

Arthur Conan Doyle

John Dickson Carr

Agatha Christie

Rex Stout

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Question 7 of 10

7. Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 3:3: "A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and ______________." Hint

a time to dig out

a time to build up

a time to retreat

a time to give up

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote the 1989 thriller "A Time To Kill"? Hint

Frederick Forsyth

Tom Clancy

Stephen King

John Grisham

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Question 9 of 10

9. Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 12:6: "Or ever __________ be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken..." Hint

the copper kettle

the silver cord

the bronze vase

the ivory statue

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote the 1904 novel "The Golden Bowl"? Hint

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Theodore Dreiser

Mark Twain

Henry James

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete the following quote from Ecclesiastes 7:4: "The heart of the wise is in the ___________; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth".

Answer: house of mourning

American author Thomas Wolfe wrote:"...Ecclesiastes is the greatest single piece of writing I have ever known..."

Ecclesiastes 1:1 describes the author as "the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem". Many believe this description could only be Solomon.

2. Who wrote the 1905 novel "The House of Mirth"?

Answer: Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton received the French Legion of Honor for charitable work during World War l. She was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1920 for her book "The Age of Innocence".

Wharton was born in the United States in 1862, but relocated permanently to France in 1907.

3. Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 1:5: "The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down __________."

Answer: and hasteth to his place where he arose

In Ecclesiastes 1:2 the author makes clear his view that "all is vanity". Some suggest that rather than the word "vanity" a better translation would be "meaningless". See "The Book of Ecclesiastes" by Tremper Longman lll at page 61.

4. Who wrote the 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises"?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway considered titling his book "Fiesta: A Novel".

In 1925 Hemingway and a group of acquaintances took a trip to Spain and visited the Festival of San Fermin in Pamplona. This trip was instrumental in providing Hemingway with a background for a portion of "The Sun Also Rises".

5. Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 6:1: "There is an evil which I have seen under the sun____________."

Answer: and it is common among men

Ecclesiastes is grouped as one of the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes is a translation of the Hebrew word "Koheleth", meaning gatherer, teacher or preacher.

6. Who wrote the 1941 detective story "Evil Under the Sun"?

Answer: Agatha Christie

"Evil Under the Sun" was a detective story, featuring Hercule Poirot. It was made into a film in 1982. Poirot appeared in thirty-three novels and fifty-four short stories written by Agatha Christie.

7. Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 3:3: "A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and ______________."

Answer: a time to build up

Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes begins: "To everything there is a season..." Folksinger Pete Seeger used the poetic language of Chapter 3 for his song "Turn, Turn, Turn!". The song became a popular hit, when recorded and released in 1965 by The Byrds.

8. Who wrote the 1989 thriller "A Time To Kill"?

Answer: John Grisham

John Grisham graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law and practiced criminal law until he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives.

"A Time To Kill" has been made into both a movie (1996) and stage play.

9. Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 12:6: "Or ever __________ be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken..."

Answer: the silver cord

The overall message of this book is summed up in Ecclesiastes 12:13 : "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."

10. Who wrote the 1904 novel "The Golden Bowl"?

Answer: Henry James

"The Golden Bowl" was Henry James' last complete novel. Symbolically the bowl in the novel is outwardly perfect, but has hidden flaws.

James' other well-known novels/stories include "The Ambassadors", "Daisy Miller", "The Turn of the Screw" and "Portrait of a Lady".

Source: Author john62450

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