Tag: Literature

1) When was William Shakespeare born? a) 23 April 1564 b) 15 July 1580 c) 25 December 1600 d) 1 January 1601 2) Where was William Shakespeare born? a) London b) New York c) Paris d) Stratford-on-Avon 3) Whom did William Shakespeare marry? a) Anne Hathaway b) Mary Tudor c) Jane Grey d) Elizabeth Newson

Mary Shelley Quiz Questions 1. Which is Mary Shelley’s most famous novel? a) Frankenstein b) Lodore c) The Last Man d) Valperga 2. What was Mary Shelley’s maiden name? a) Maria Kempes b) Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin c) Marie Pen d) Barbara Cartland 3. When was Mary Shelley born? a) 31 January 1796 b) 30 August 1797 c) 4 May 1794 d) 19 December 1795

1. When was Ernest Hemingway born? a) 9 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 21 July 1899 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Ernest Hemingway born? a) Cicero b) Boston c) Anchorage d) San Francisco 3. What was Ernest Hemingway’s role in World War I? a) Corporal b) Marine c) Flight Lieutenant d) Ambulance driver

1. What was Pearl Buck’s original name? a) Gina Harrison b) Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker c) Jane Seymour d) Victoria Crawford 2. When was Pearl Buck born? a) 10 February 1889 b) 26 June 1892 c) 11 July 1894 d) 17 November 1896 3. Where was Pearl Buck born? a) Peking b) Hillsboro c) Canton d) Tokyo

1. When was Arthur Conan Doyle born? a) 31 March 1854 b) 22 May 1859 c) 25 September 1857 d) 30 December 1855 2. Where was Arthur Conan Doyle born? a) Edinburgh b) Glasgow c) Aberdeen d) Dundee 3. When did Arthur Conan Doyle receive doctorate in medicine? a) 1880 b) 1874 c) 1885 d) 1882

John Robert Fowles Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was John Robert Fowles born? a) 31 March 1926 b) 2 April 1922 c) 23 August 1919 d) 7 December 1928 2. Where was John Robert Fowles born? a) Athens b) Leigh-on-Sea c) Paris d) Sparta 3. Which college did John Robert Fowles attend? a) Christ Church College b) Merton College c) Trinity College d) New College

1) When was Samuel Coleridge born? a) 12 August 1778 b) 2 December 1776 c) 4 November 1774 d) 21 October 1772 2) What was Samuel Coleridge’s middle name? a) Bowden b) Taylor c) Smith d) Kennedy 3) Which college did Samuel Coleridge attend? a) St. Augustine’s College b) St. Patrick’s College c) Jesus College d) Trinity College

1. When was Wystan Hugh Auden born? a) 21 February 1907 b) 7 May 1905 c) 20 August 1906 d) 22 December 1902 2. Where was Wystan Hugh Auden born? a) Berlin b) Madrid c) York d) Florence 3. Which school did Wystan Hugh Auden attend in Surrey? a) St, John’s School b) St. Edmund’s Preparatory School c) St. Albert’s School d) Queen Mary School

1. Which of the following books was written by Daniel Defoe? a) Gulliver’s Travels b) Robinson Crusoe c) Either Or d) Odyssey 2. What was Daniel Defoe’s original surname? a) Friend b) Neighbour c) Foe d) Good 3. Where did Daniel Defoe study? a) Queen Mary School b) St. Thomas Academy c) St. Patrick’s School d) Charles Morton’s Academy

1) Divine Comedy, originally known as Comedy, is the most famous book written by Dante Alighieri. Which of the following is not a canticle of Divine Comedy? a) Inferno b) Limbo c) Paradisio d) Purgatorio 2) When was Dante Alighieri born? a) 1248 b) 1260 c) 1265 d) 1270 3) Where was Dante Alighieri born? a) Venice b) Florence c) Naples d) Genoa