Literature Trivia Questions
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Which author, known for 'The Other Side of Midnight,' explored the field of medicine in the novel 'Nothing Lasts Forever'?
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sidney sheldon
Who is the author of the poem that includes the line, 'I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear'?
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walt whitman
In which Pearl Buck novel does the character Wang Lung have a concubine named Lotus and a pretty slave named Pear Blossom?
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good earth
What classic novel features characters named Emma, her husband Charles, and her lovers Rodolphe and Leon?
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madame bovary
Which character created by Rex Stout enjoys gardening and gourmet foods, matching Stout's own interests?
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nero wolfe
In literature, who is the Flaubert character that ends her life due to increasing debt and deceit towards her husband Charles?
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madame bovary
What animal did J. Donne refer to as 'Nature's great masterpiece...the only harmless great thing'?
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elephant
In which classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald do characters Nick Carraway and Tom Buchanan appear?
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great gatsby
Which author had both his 'Tropic' books and the trilogy 'The Rosy Crucifixion' banned from the U.S. for many years?
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henry miller
In his 16th century book of proverbs, John Heywood wrote, 'When' what 'shineth, make hay'?
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sun
In Tennyson's poem, what place is Maud invited into after the night has flown?
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garden
Which American author, born Nathan Weinstein in 1903, wrote 'Miss Lonelyhearts'?
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nathanael west
What is the name of the Hamlet heroine featured in Mary Pipher's bestseller titled 'Reviving'?
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ophelia
Which Pulitzer Prize-winning author set his 1983 novel 'Ancient Evenings' in Ancient Egypt?
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norman mailer
Who is the Australian-born author known for writing 'The Devil's Advocate' and 'The Shoes of the Fisherman'?
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morris west
Who wrote 'Tarzan at the Earth's Core' in 1930?
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edgar rice burroughs
Who is the author of the first novel titled 'Sister Carrie'?
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theodore dreiser
Which Daniel Defoe character is believed to have been inspired by the notorious thief Moll King?
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moll flanders
What is addressed in 'The Parson's Tale' from The Canterbury Tales that involves the seven deadly aspects of human behavior?
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sin
What is the last word in the title of George Bernard Shaw's play, 'Mrs. Warren's'?
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profession
Which rodent couldn't stay awake during the Mad Hatter's tea party in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
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dormouse
In which country do 2 dogs and a cat trek across in Sheila Burnford's 'Incredible Journey'?
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canada
Which country's literary scene is Carlos Fuentes, the author of 'The Old Gringo,' a prominent figure in?
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mexico
Who is the author of 'All the King's Men' who passed away at his Stratton, VT summer home in 1989?
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robert penn warren
Which author, known for 'Jude the Obscure', also wrote the less famous novel 'The Hand of Ethelberta'?
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thomas hardy
Which Spanish literary character's scrawny horse lends its name to a term for a broken-down old nag?
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don quixote
In which Alexandre Dumas novel is Chapter 9 titled 'D'Artagnan Reveals Himself'?
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three musketeers
Which Shakespearean character exclaims, 'My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!'?
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juliet
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