1. In what year was E.E. Cummings born?
(a) 1893
(b) 1894
(c) 1895
(d) 1896
2. What was E.E. Cummings’ real first name?
(a) Edward
(b) Edwin
(c) Eric
(d) Edward Estlin
3. Where did E.E. Cummings attend college?
(a) Harvard University
(b) Yale University
(c) Columbia University
(d) Princeton University
1. What is Walt Whitman’s most famous work?
(a) Leaves of Grass
(b) Moby-Dick
(c) The Scarlet Letter
(d) The Great Gatsby
2. Which poetic style did Whitman popularize?
(a) Sonnet
(b) Ballad
(c) Free Verse
(d) Rhymed Verse
3. What is the central theme of “I Hear America Singing”?
(a) The beauty of nature
(b) The struggles of the working class
(c) The diversity of American voices
(d) The power of love
1. What is Matthew Arnold’s profession besides being a poet?
(a) Painter
(b) Musician
(c) Critic
(d) Historian
2. Which of the following is NOT a major theme in Matthew Arnold’s poetry?
(a) Loss and nostalgia
(b) Social criticism
(c) Religious doubt
(d) Romantic idealism
3. In which poem does Matthew Arnold famously describe the sea as “wandering between deserts of the shore”?
(a) “Dover Beach”
(b) “Thyrsis”
(c) “The Scholar-Gypsy”
(d) “The Forsaken Merman”
1. What was William Blake’s primary profession besides being a poet?
(a) Sculptor
(b) Musician
(c) Painter
(d) Actor
2. In which English city was William Blake born?
(a) Manchester
(b) London
(c) Liverpool
(d) Birmingham
3. Blake’s poetry is often associated with which literary movement?
(a) Romanticism
(b) Realism
(c) Modernism
(d) Postmodernism
1. What was Langston Hughes’ primary profession?
(a) Painter
(b) Musician
(c) Writer
(d) Actor
2. In what city was Langston Hughes born?
(a) New York City
(b) Chicago
(c) Joplin, Missouri
(d) Harlem, New York
3. Langston Hughes was a prominent figure in what literary movement?
(a) Romanticism
(b) Harlem Renaissance
(c) Modernism
(d) Realism
1. What was Beatrix Potter’s first published book?
(a) The Tale of Peter Rabbit
(b) The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
(c) The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
(d) The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
2. Beatrix Potter was known for her illustrations. What type of animals did she often feature in her drawings?
(a) Dinosaurs
(b) Sea creatures
(c) Farm animals
(d) Birds
3. Where did Beatrix Potter get her inspiration for her stories?
(a) From her travels to exotic locations
(b) From her imagination
(c) From her experiences on a farm she owned
(d) From fairy tales and legends
1. What is the name of the main human character in the Twilight series?
(a) Alice Cullen
(b) Edward Cullen
(c) Bella Swan
(d) Jacob Black
2. In what city does Bella Swan move to at the beginning of the series?
(a) Forks, Washington
(b) Seattle, Washington
(c) Phoenix, Arizona
(d) Los Angeles, California
3. What is the name of the vampire family that Bella becomes involved with?
(a) The Volturi
(b) The Cullen
(c) The Denali
(d) The Romanian
1. In which French city was Marcel Proust born?
(a) Paris
(b) Lyon
(c) Marseille
(d) Auteuil
2. What is the title of Marcel Proust’s magnum opus?
(a) Remembrance of Things Past
(b) The Lost World
(c) In Search of Lost Time
(d) The Odyssey of the Mind
3. Proust’s work is often associated with which literary movement?
(a) Realism
(b) Romanticism
(c) Symbolism
(d) Modernism
1. What was Maya Angelou’s birth name?
(a) Marguerite Annie Johnson
(b) Maya Angelou
(c) Angelou Johnson
(d) Marguerite Johnson
2. Where did Maya Angelou grow up?
(a) New York City
(b) Stamps, Arkansas
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Chicago
3. What was a significant event in Maya Angelou’s childhood that had a profound impact on her?
(a) Winning a poetry contest
(b) Graduating from college
(c) Witnessing the lynching of her uncle
(d) Moving to New York City
1. In what state was Emily Dickinson born and raised?
(a) Massachusetts
(b) New York
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) Virginia
2. Which of the following best describes Emily Dickinson’s style of poetry?
(a) Free verse
(b) Sonnets
(c) Haiku
(d) Ballad
3. What is the title of Emily Dickinson’s most famous poem?
(a) “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died”
(b) “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”
(c) “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain”
(d) “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”