1. What was Gertrude Stein’s primary profession?
(a) Painter
(b) Musician
(c) Writer
(d) Sculptor
2. Where was Gertrude Stein born?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Oakland, California
(c) Allegheny, Pennsylvania
(d) Vienna, Austria
3. Who was Gertrude Stein’s brother, a renowned author?
(a) Leo Stein
(b) Michael Stein
(c) Leon Trotsky
(d) Leo Tolstoy
1. Where was Elizabeth Bishop born?
(a) Brazil
(b) Canada
(c) Portugal
(d) United States
2. What was Elizabeth Bishop’s primary occupation?
(a) Novelist
(b) Playwright
(c) Poet
(d) Short Story Writer
3. Which of the following is considered Elizabeth Bishop’s most famous poem?
(a) “One Art”
(b) “The Fish”
(c) “Questions of Travel”
(d) “Sestina”
1. What is Samiya Bashir’s primary literary genre?
(a) Poetry
(b) Fiction
(c) Drama
(d) Non-fiction
2. In which city is Samiya Bashir based?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) London
(c) Karachi
(d) Delhi
3.Which of the following is one of Samiya Bashir’s most acclaimed poetry collections?
(a) “If I Can’t Have You”
(b) “The Golden Hour”
(c) “Field Theories”
(d) “Salt in Your Hair”
1. What is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow best known for?
(a) His paintings
(b) His sculptures
(c) His poetry
(d) His scientific discoveries
2.In which city was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born?
(a) Boston
(b) Portland
(c) New York City
(d) Philadelphia
3. Which of the following is one of Longfellow’s most famous poems?
(a) “The Raven”
(b) “The Gettysburg Address”
(c) “Paul Revere’s Ride”
(d) “The Wasteland”
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