All 13 questions
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Which novel by George Orwell tells the story of Winston Smith living under the surveillance of Big Brother?
- Brave New World
- Fahrenheit 451
- Animal Farm
- 1984
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George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is most widely interpreted as an allegory of which historical event?
- The French Revolution
- The Spanish Civil War
- The Russian Revolution
- The American Civil War
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In which J.R.R. Tolkien novel does Bilbo Baggins set out with thirteen dwarves to reclaim treasure from the dragon Smaug?
- The Two Towers
- The Silmarillion
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Hobbit
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Under which pen name did J.K. Rowling publish her crime novels featuring the detective Cormoran Strike?
- Robert Galbraith
- Lewis Carroll
- Currer Bell
- Richard Bachman
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Which Belgian detective, famous for his 'little grey cells', was created by Agatha Christie?
- Miss Marple
- Sam Spade
- Sherlock Holmes
- Hercule Poirot
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Agatha Christie also created which elderly amateur sleuth living in the village of St. Mary Mead?
- Nero Wolfe
- Lord Peter Wimsey
- Miss Marple
- Nancy Drew
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Ernest Hemingway's novella about an aging Cuban fisherman battling a giant marlin is titled what?
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- A Farewell to Arms
- The Sun Also Rises
- The Old Man and the Sea
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Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is largely narrated by a young girl with which nickname?
- Jem
- Scout
- Dill
- Boo
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The line 'It is a truth universally acknowledged...' opens which Jane Austen novel?
- Sense and Sensibility
- Emma
- Pride and Prejudice
- Persuasion
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Mary Shelley wrote 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'.
- True
- False
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The novel 'War and Peace' was written by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
- True
- False
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Jane Austen's novel about a well-meaning young matchmaker in the village of Highbury is simply titled ___.
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, the mysterious millionaire who throws lavish parties on Long Island is named Jay ___.