Category: Literature

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?"

1. John Bunyan was primarily known for being a: (a) Poet (b) Dramatist (c) Novelist (d) Preacher 2. The central theme of Bunyan's most famous work is: (a) The pursuit of wealth (b) The journey of life (c) The power of love (d) The importance of education 3. Bunyan's most celebrated work is: (a) "Paradise Lost" (b) "The Canterbury Tales" (c) "The Pilgrim's Progress" (d) "Pride and Prejudice"

1. What is Haruki Murakami's nationality? (a) Japanese (b) American (c) British (d) French 2. In which city does Haruki Murakami live? (a) Tokyo (b) Osaka (c) Kyoto (d) Sapporo 3. In "The Elephant Vanishes," what is the significance of the disappearing elephants? (a) They represent the fragility of reality. (b) They symbolize the protagonist's loneliness. (c) They are a supernatural phenomenon. (d) They have no particular significance.

1. In which country was Jorge Luis Borges born? (a) Argentina (b) Brazil (c) Uruguay (d) Chile 2. What is the name of the famous library Borges often references in his works? (a) The Library of Congress (b) The British Library (c) The Bibliothèque Nationale de France (d) The Library of Babel 3. Which of Borges' stories explores the concept of infinite parallel universes? (a) "The Aleph" (b) "The Garden of Forking Paths" (c) "The Lottery in Babylon" (d) "The Circular Ruins"

1. Salman Rushdie is known primarily as a: (a) Poet (b) Playwright (c) Novelist (d) Essayist 2. Rushdie's most controversial novel, which led to a fatwa being issued against him, is: (a) Midnight's Children (b) Shame (c) The Satanic Verses (d) The Ground Beneath Her Feet 3. Salman Rushdie was born in: (a) India (b) Pakistan (c) England (d) The United States

1. What nationality was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? (a) American (b) Scottish (c) English (d) Irish 2. What profession did Conan Doyle initially pursue before becoming a writer? (a) Lawyer (b) Doctor (c) Teacher (d) Engineer 3. Who is the most famous character created by Conan Doyle? (a) Professor Moriarty (b) Sherlock Holmes (c) Dr. Watson (d) Irene Adler

1. What is the name of the boy who wins a golden ticket to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory? (a) Augustus Gloop (b) Charlie Bucket (c) Mike Teavee (d) Violet Beauregarde 2. What is the name of the giant who befriends Sophie in "The BFG"? (a) The Jolly Giant (b) The Big Friendly Giant (c) The Giant of the Green Hills (d) The Gentle Giant 3. In "Matilda," what is Matilda's special power? (a) Telekinesis (b) Superhuman strength (c) Flight (d) Invisibility