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World Literature

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jack London's story "To Build A Fire", happens when?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

Pre-History

c)

The Californian Gold Rush

d)

World War II

2.

William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is about _________.

a)

A Venetian warrior named Othello.

b)

Desdemonda, a beautiful young lady.

c)

Brabantio, a senator.

d)

None of the above.

3.

The German tale Faust is about what?

a)

A scholar who finds the Fountain of Youth.

b)

A scholar who manages to turn copper to gold.

c)

A scholar who sells his soul to the devil in order to gain knowledge about everything.

d)

A scholar who finds the secret to Immortality.

4.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's Lord of the Rings enriched what?

a)

The mind of readers.

b)

His pockets.

c)

Library shelves.

d)

The then-empty area of British Mythology.

5.

The first novel to be published was ________.

a)

Les Misérables

b)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

c)

مدن السلط (Cities of Salt)

d)

源氏物語 (The Tale of Genji)

6.

Noli Me Tangere's main protagonist is _________.

a)

Maria Clara

b)

Elias

c)

Crisostomo Ibarra

d)

Sisa

7.

Where did Herman Melville's book Moby Dick gain it's title?

a)

Imagination

b)

An intelligent white whale by the same name.

c)

His insane neighbor.

d)

None of the above.

8.

The novel "The Catcher In the Rye" became infamous for what reason?

a)

It apparently inspired the man who assassinated John F. Kennedy.

b)

Certain characters, objects, and scenarios that depict use of illegal substances.

c)

Extreme philosophical questioning.

d)

None of the above.

9.

Mark Twain's 2nd most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was a draft for how long before he returned to it?

a)

7 hours

b)

7 months

c)

7 weeks

d)

7 years

10.

Bram Stroke's Dracula was based off of whom?

a)

Count Chocula

b)

Vlad the Impaler

c)

King Tutankhamen

d)

Henry VIII