Category: Literature

1. What was William Cooper’s original name? a) Harry Summerfield Hoff b) William Cowper c) John Snow d) James Crabtree 2. When was William Cooper born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 29 April 1904 c) 4 August 1910 d) 30 December 1902 3. Where was William Cooper born? a) Bristol b) Crewe c) Aberdeen d) Waterford

1. When was Guy de Maupassant born? a) 2 February 1848 b) 11 May 1846 c) 5 August 1850 d) 10 December 1855 2. What caused interruption of Guy de Maupassant’s study of law in 1869? a) Franco-German War b) Franco-Austrian War c) Famine d) Drought 3. In which ministry Guy de Maupassant served for about eight years? a) Defence b) Marine c) Home d) Industry

1. When was William Wordsworth born? a) 12 January 1862 b) 7 April 1770 c) 18 September 1868 d) 22 November 1872 2. Where was William Wordsworth born? a) Bologna b) Cockermouth c) Milan d) Venice 3. Which college did William Wordsworth attend? a) Christ College b) St. John’s College c) St. Andrew’s College d) Trinity College

1. When was Norman Mailer born? a) 31 January 1923 b) 15 May 1922 c) 23 August 1919 d) 30 December 1916 2. Where was Norman Mailer born? a) Boston b) Cambridge c) Long Branch d) Monroeville 3. Which university did Norman Mailer attend? a) Cornell b) Harvard c) Brown d) Princeton

1. When was David Herbert Lawrence born? a) 3 February 1884 b) 17 May 1872 c) 11 September 1885 d) 30 December 1886 2. Where was David Herbert Lawrence born? a) Eastwood b) Bristol c) Lausanne d) Palm Springs 3. Which college did David Herbert Lawrence attend? a) Christ College b) New College c) King’s College d) University College

1) When was Richard Francis Burton born? a) 19 March 1821 b) 4 July 1820 c) 28 June 1814 d) 7 December 1825 2) Where was Richard Francis Burton born? a) Naples b) Paris c) Florence d) Torquay 3) Which college did Richard Francis Burton attend? a) William and Mary College b) King’s College c) Rhodes College d) Trinity College

1. When was Joseph Heller born? a) 4 February 1924 b) 1 May 1923 c) 11 August 1919 d) 30 November 1925 2. Where was Joseph Heller born? a) New York b) Montreal c) Leeds d) Ottawa 3. What was Joseph Heller during World War II? a) Colonel b) Grenadier c) Bombardier d) Admiral

1. When was Benjamin Disraeli born? a) 7 January 1800 b) 3 June 1802 c) 14 August 1798 d) 21 December 1804 2. Where was Benjamin Disraeli born? a) Wycombe b) London c) Maidstone d) Liverpool 3. In which novel Benjamin Disraeli lampooned publisher John Murray? a) Henrietta Temple b) Coningsby c) Vivian Grey d) Lothair

1. Which of the following books was written by Jonathan Swift? a) Gulliver’s Travels b) All Quiet on the Western Front c) For whom the bell tolls d) The old man and the sea 2. When was Jonathan Swift born? a) 11 January 1660 b) 14 April 1656 c) 3 June 1663 d) 30 November 1667 3. Where was Jonathan Swift born? a) Belfast b) Dublin c) London d) Paris

1. When did Patrick White get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1964 b) 1975 c) 1973 d) 1978 2. When was Patrick White born? a) 6 February 1914 b) 28 May 1912 c) 16 August 1917 d) 24 December 1915 3. Where was Patrick White born? a) Perth b) Darwin c) Alice Springs d) London