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Herman Hesse Quiz

1. In which country was Herman Hesse born? (a) Germany (b) Switzerland (c) France (d) Austria 2. What was the name of Herman Hesse's most famous novel? (a) The Glass Bead Game (b) Steppenwolf (c) Siddhartha (d) Demian 3. In which year did Herman Hesse win the Nobel Prize in Literature? (a) 1936 (b) 1946 (c) 1956 (d) 1966

Frances Hodgson Burnett Quiz

1. In the novel "The Secret Garden" where was Mary Lennox Born? (a) England (b) India (c) France (d) America 2. What is the name of the manor where Mary Lennox lives? (a) Willow Creek Manor (b) Thornfield Hall (c) Misselthwaite Manor (d) Highbury House 3. Who is the grumpy gardener at Misselthwaite Manor? (a) Ben Weatherstaff (b) Mr. Rochester (c) John Thornton (d) Mr. Bennet

Homer Quiz

1. Who is the main protagonist of The Iliad? (a) Achilles (b) Odysseus (c) Hector (d) Agamemnon 2. What is the central conflict of The Iliad? (a) A love triangle between Helen, Paris, and Menelaus (b) A war between Troy and Sparta (c) A journey to the underworld (d) A quest for immortality 3. What is the Achilles' heel? (a) A physical weakness (b) A magical artifact (c) A psychological flaw (d) A strategic advantage

Sylvia Plath Quiz

1. What was Sylvia Plath's profession? (a) Teacher (b) Doctor (c) Poet and Novelist (d) Actress 2. Which of the following is NOT a work by Sylvia Plath? (a) The Bell Jar (b) Ariel (c) The Awakening (d) Daddy 3. Sylvia Plath is known for her poetry that often explores themes of: (a) Love and Romance (b) Nature and Beauty (c) Mental Health and Suffering (d) Adventure and Travel

Daphne du Maurier Quiz

1. In which year was Daphne du Maurier born? (a) 1890 (b) 1907 (c) 1920 (d) 1935 2. What is the name of the Gothic mansion featured in her most famous novel "Rebecca"? (a) Thornfield Hall (b) Wuthering Heights (c) Manderley (d) Pemberley 3. In which English county is Manderley, the setting of "Rebecca," located? (a) Cornwall (b) Devon (c) Dorset (d) Somerset

Joseph Bonaparte Quiz

Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Joseph Bonaparte Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. What was Joseph Bonaparte’s original name? a) Giuseppe Garibaldi b) Jozef Korzeniowski c) Giuseppe Buonaparte d) Joseph Cambon 2. When was Joseph Bonaparte born? a) 7 January 1768 b) 14 May 1762 c) 2 July 1759 d) 20 December 1754 3. Where was Joseph Bonaparte born? a) Austerlitz b) Corte c) Mantua d) Trafalgar 4. Where did Joseph Bonaparte study law? a) Paris b) Milan c) Berlin d) Pisa 5. Where did Joseph Bonaparte conclude a convention with USA in 1800? a) New York ... Read more

Jawaharlal Nehru Quiz

1. When was Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India? a) 1940-1944 b) 1947-1964 c) 1965-1968 d) 1977-1980 2. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born? a) 29 February 1896 b) 23 April 1897 c) 26 August 1900 d) 14 November 1889 3. Where was Jawaharlal Nehru born? a) Bangalore b) Hyderabad c) Allahabad d) Darjeeling

James Joyce Quiz

1. In which country was James Joyce born? (a) England (b) Ireland (c) France (d) Italy 2. What is the name of James Joyce's most famous novel? (a) Dubliners (b) Finnegans Wake (c) Ulysses (d) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3. The protagonist of "Ulysses" is named: (a) Stephen Dedalus (b) Leopold Bloom (c) Buck Mulligan (d) Molly Bloom

Ralph Ellison Quiz

1. What is the central theme of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man? (a) The importance of education and social mobility (b) The struggles of African Americans to find their identity in a racist society (c) The power of love and forgiveness (d) The dangers of political extremism 2. Who is the narrator of Invisible Man? (a) A young, unnamed man (b) A white man pretending to be black (c) A ghost haunting the novel's setting (d) A robot designed to simulate human experience 3. What is the significance of the narrator's invisibility in the novel? (a) It is a literal condition ... Read more

Chinua Achebe Quiz

1. What is the title of Chinua Achebe's most famous novel? (a) Things Fall Apart (b) No Longer at Ease (c) Arrow of God (d) A Man of the People 2. In Things Fall Apart, what is the name of the protagonist? (a) Okonkwo (b) Nwoye (c) Obierika (d) Ikemefuna 3. What is the main theme of Things Fall Apart? (a) The dangers of colonialism (b) The importance of family (c) The power of tradition (d) The inevitability of change