American Literature Trivia Questions
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What profession is the subject of Sidney Kingsley's play 'Men in White,' which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1934?
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medicine
Which author, known for writing 'The Deerslayer', is credited with writing America's first spy novel, 'The Spy', set during the American Revolution?
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james fenimore cooper
Which novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne features a character wearing a letter 'A' on her gown?
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scarlet letter
Who was named U.S. Consul at Lyon, France, in the same year he published 'The Last of the Mohicans'?
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james fenimore cooper
Who wrote the 1940 novel 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' which is set near Segovia, Spain?
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ernest hemingway
What is the title of the Alex Haley work subtitled 'The Saga of an American Family'?
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roots
What did Philip Nolan lack in Edward E. Hale's story, which was written by a grandnephew of Nathan Hale?
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country
Which character from a Washington Irving story encounters a group of peculiar men playing ninepins during a walk?
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rip van winkle
Which American poet was inspired by Mrs. Marie Louise Shew to write about the bells that annoyed him?
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edgar allan poe
Which sequel to 'Tom Sawyer' did Ernest Hemingway claim all modern American literature originates from?
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huckleberry finn
Who is the author that collaborated with Malcolm X to write his autobiography?
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alex haley
Which 19th-century American author had a brother named Henry Ward Beecher who was involved in a sex scandal in 1874?
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harriet beecher stowe
Which author, who was also a lawyer, wrote the Perry Mason books?
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erle stanley gardner
Which American playwright wrote 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' featuring Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski?
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tennessee williams
Daniel Pierce Thompson wrote an 1839 novel about which group led by Ethan Allen?
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green mountain boys
In which state does 'Raintree County' open in 1892 before flashing back to pre-Civil War days?
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indiana
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