Sinclair Lewis Quiz

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Sinclair Lewis Quiz Questions

1. When did Sinclair Lewis get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1964
b) 1945
c) 1930
d) 1918

2. What was Sinclair Lewis’ full name?
a) Edward Sinclair Lewis
b) Harry Sinclair Lewis
c) Bruno Sinclair Lewis
d) George Sinclair Lewis

3. When was Sinclair Lewis born?
a) 7 February 1885
b) 28 May 1892
c) 16 August 1877
d) 24 December 1882

4. Where was Sinclair Lewis born?
a) Lancaster
b) Richmond
c) Albany
d) Sauk Centre

5. Which university did Sinclair Lewis attend?
a) Princeton
b) Yale
c) Harvard
d) Notre Dame

6. Which was Sinclair Lewis’s first novel?
a) Our Mr. Wrenn
b) Elmer Gantry
c) Arrowsmith
d) Babbitt

7. When did Sinclair Lewis publish Main Street?
a) 1911
b) 1916
c) 1920
d) 1922

Boyhood home of American author, Sinclair Lewis, at Sauk Centre. Lewis was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1930, becoming the 1st American to be so honored. His novel, “Main Street,” was partly based on his impression of Sauk Centre. Category:Images of Minnesota (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

8. Where did Sinclair Lewis marry Dorothy Thompson?
a) Rome
b) London
c) Berlin
d) Vienna

9. Which Sinclair Lewis book is about Fascist takeover of USA?
a) Main Street
b) Dodsworth
c) Kingsblood Royal
d) It Can’t Happen Here

10. When did Sinclair Lewis die?
a) 10 January 1951
b) 12 June 1956
c) 30 September 1960
d) 6 November 1964

Sinclair Lewis Quiz Questions and Answers

WPA poster for the stage adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’ novel It Can’t Happen Here, October 27, 1936 at the Lafayette Theater as part of the Detroit Federal Theater. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When did Sinclair Lewis get Nobel Prize for Literature?
c) 1930

2. What was Sinclair Lewis’ full name?
b) Harry Sinclair Lewis

3. When was Sinclair Lewis born?
a) 7 February 1885

4. Where was Sinclair Lewis born?
d) Sauk Centre

5. Which university did Sinclair Lewis attend?
b) Yale

6. Which was Sinclair Lewis’s first novel?
a) Our Mr. Wrenn

7. When did Sinclair Lewis publish Main Street?
c) 1920

8. Where did Sinclair Lewis marry Dorothy Thompson?
b) London

9. Which Sinclair Lewis book is about Fascist takeover of USA?
d) It Can’t Happen Here

10. When did Sinclair Lewis die?
a) 10 January 1951

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