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Quiz On Literature

Quiz by Darsana Gopinath

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  • Q1
    Which historical event does Charles Dickens’s novel A Tale of Two Cities concern?
    Second World War
    American Revolution
    Russian Revolution
    French revolution
    15s
  • Q2
    Which of these Indian drama treatises deals with all aspects of classical Sanskrit theatre?
    Padma purana
    Mundakopanishad
    Natyashastra
    Arthashastra
    15s
  • Q3
    Nebula award is given for?
    Poem
    Science Fiction
    Scientists
    Drama
    15s
  • Q4
    Among the following authors who write about the experience of Indian immigrants in the United States?
    Jhumpa Lahiri
    Vikram Seth
    Nirad C Choudhary
    Amitav Ghosh
    15s
  • Q5
    Who created the character, James Bond?
    Sean Connery
    Ian Fleming
    David Attenborough
    Alan Moore
    15s
  • Q6
    Katniss Everdeen is a famous character from a popular fantasy fiction series. Name it
    Lord of Rings
    Harry Potter
    The Hunger Games series
    Geronimo Stilton
    15s
  • Q7
    Pip appears in which of the Charles Dicken's Novel?
    Great Expectations
    Nickolas Nickleby
    Pickwick Papers
    David Copperfield
    15s
  • Q8
    “The trouble was, I hated the idea of serving men in any way. I wanted to dictate my own thrilling letters.” Whose words are these?
    Sylvia Plath
    Rita Dove
    Virginia Wolf
    Jane Austen
    15s
  • Q9
    Who wrote "English Teacher"
    Mulk Raj Anand
    V S Naipaul
    Rabindranath Tagore
    R K Narayan
    15s
  • Q10
    'Paradise Lost 'is an epic Poem. Who is the author?
    Homer
    Alfred Tennyson
    John Milton
    William Wordsworth
    15s
  • Q11
    Which French writer laid much of the foundation for modern science fiction?
    Victor Hugo
    HG Wells
    Jules Verne
    Emile Zola
    15s
  • Q12
    “The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” Who said this?
    P D James
    Agatha Christie
    Sara Paretsky
    Arundhathi Roy
    15s
  • Q13
    Which Shakespearean play features the characters Bianca, Cassio and Iago?
    Merchant of Venice
    Midsummer Nights Dream
    Othello
    Henry VIII
    15s
  • Q14
    Who was considered the master of Realistic Fiction?
    Leo Tolstoy
    George Eliot
    Mark Twain
    Charles Dickens
    15s
  • Q15
    Name the book that is a collection of Indian animal fables?
    Panchatantra
    Ashtangahrudayam
    Kadambari
    Hitopadesha
    15s

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