1. What was Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s primary profession?
(a) Actor
(b) Poet
(c) Painter
(d) Musician
2. In what city was Ferlinghetti born?
(a) New York City
(b) San Francisco
(c) Chicago
(d) Boston
3. Ferlinghetti was a co-founder of which famous bookstore?
(a) The Strand
(b) City Lights Bookstore
(c) Powell’s Books
(d) Barnes & Noble
1) What was Lewis Carroll’s real name?
a) Eric Arthur Blair
b) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
c) James Dean
d) Samuel Colt
2) When was Lewis Carroll born?
a) 27 January 1832
b) 14 April 1848
c) 31 July 1815
d) 1 October 1829
3) Where was Lewis Carroll born?
a) Melbourne
b) London
c) New York
d) Daresbury
1.When was James Matthew Barrie born?
a) 22 January 1854
b) 9 May 1860
c) 20 September 1856
d) 21 December 1862
2.Where was James Matthew Barrie born?
a) Aberdeen
b) Dundee
c) Kirriemuir
d) Glasgow
3.Which university did James Matthew Barrie attend?
a) Edinburgh
b) Harvard
c) London
d) Oxford
4.When was Auld Lycht Idylls published?
a) 1890
b) 1895
c) 1888
d) 1884
1. What is the nationality of Nazim Hikmet?
(a) Turkish
(b) Iranian
(c) Egyptian
(d) Syrian
2. In what year was Nazim Hikmet born?
(a) 1888
(b) 1902
(c) 1915
(d) 1923
3. What was Nazim Hikmet’s primary profession besides being a poet?
(a) Actor
(b) Journalist
(c) Diplomat
(d) Politician
1. Which of the following is Donika Kelly’s debut poetry collection?
(a) Bestiary
(b) The Other Side of the River
(c) Infinite Jest
(d) The Black Album
2. In which year did Donika Kelly publish her debut poetry collection, “Bestiary”?
(a) 2008
(b) 2016
(c) 2018
(d) 2023
3. Donika Kelly’s poems often explore themes of…
(a) Nature and the environment
(b) Love and relationships
(c) Race, identity, and social justice
(d) Science fiction and fantasy
1. Margaret Atwood is primarily known for her work in which literary genre?
(a) Science fiction
(b) Poetry
(c) Historical fiction
(d) Mystery
2. In what country was Margaret Atwood born?
(a) Canada
(b) England
(c) Australia
(d) United States
3. Which of the following is considered Margaret Atwood’s most famous novel?
(a) The Handmaid’s Tale
(b) Alias Grace
(c) Oryx and Crake
(d) The Blind Assassin
1. What is Randall Jarrell’s primary literary genre?
(a) Poetry
(b) Fiction
(c) Drama
(d) Nonfiction
2. What is Randall Jarrell often considered?
(a) A war poet
(b) A nature poet
(c) A romantic poet
(d) A metaphysical poet
3. Which of the following is one of Randall Jarrell’s most famous poems?
(a) “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
(b) “The Second Coming”
(c) “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”
(d) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
1. What is Stephen Crane best known for?
(a) His poetry
(b) His historical fiction
(c) His naturalism
(d) His science fiction
2. In which war did Stephen Crane serve as a journalist?
(a) The American Civil War
(b) World War I
(c) The Spanish-American War
(d) The Mexican-American War
3. Which of the following is one of Stephen Crane’s most famous novels?
(a) “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
(b) “The Red Badge of Courage”
(c) “The Great Gatsby”
(d) “Moby-Dick”
1. What is Chen Chen’s primary literary genre?
(a) Short stories
(b) Plays
(c) Poetry
(d) Novels
2. In which country was Chen Chen born?
(a) China
(b) Taiwan
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
3. Which major American university did Chen Chen attend?
(a) Harvard University
(b) Stanford University
(c) Syracuse University
(d) Yale University
1. What is Danez Smith’s primary artistic expression?
(a) Painting
(b) Music
(c) Poetry
(d) Acting
2. Danez Smith is known for their work exploring themes of:
(a) Nature and the environment
(b) Science fiction and fantasy
(c) Love and relationships
(d) Black queer identity
3. Which of the following is a notable collection of Danez Smith’s poetry?
(a) “The Waste Land”
(b) “Don’t Call Us Dead”
(c) “Leaves of Grass”
(d) “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”