Literary Works Trivia Questions
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Who is the author of 'Under the Greenwood Tree', the first of his novels set in what he would later call Wessex?
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thomas hardy
Which author wrote the novel 'The Mayor of Casterbridge,' subtitled 'A Story of a Man with Character'?
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thomas hardy
Which satirist wrote the 1734 work 'Lettres Anglaises' that praises England and critiques France?
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voltaire
Which Canadian author wrote the feminist novels 'Bodily Harm' and 'The Handmaid's Tale'?
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margaret atwood
Who is the author of the novel where Joseph K. is arrested at the beginning of 'The Trial'?
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franz kafka
Who is the author whose stories and short novels were compiled in the collection 'The Big Knockover,' edited by Lillian Hellman?
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dashiell hammett
Which marine biologist wrote the essay 'Undersea' in 1937, which later expanded into her first book, 'Under the Sea-Wind'?
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rachel carson
Who is the African-American poet who wrote the 1970 autobiography 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings'?
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maya angelou
Who is the author of the autobiography 'Little Wilson and Big God,' which also wrote 'A Clockwork Orange'?
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anthony burgess
Which author began one of his trilogies with 'The 42nd Parallel' and another with 'Adventures of A Young Man'?
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john dos passos
Which actress wrote the autobiography 'On The Other Hand,' starting with an open letter to King Kong?
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fay wray
In which 1667 literary work does the setting include a place called Pandemonium?
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paradise lost
Which Sitwell sibling authored the book of poetry titled 'Clowns' Houses'?
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edith sitwell
Which poem did Longfellow describe as 'a tale of love in Acadie, home of the happy'?
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evangeline
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