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What is the title of the 1949 George Orwell novel which told of life in a totalitarian state dominated by 'Big Brother','Newspeak', and the 'Two Minute Hate'?: 1984 Animal Farm Brave New World Fahrenheit 451
Which Russian novelist was responsible for writing 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace'?: Alexander Solzhenitsyn Anton Chekhov Fyodor Dostoevsky Leo Tolstoy
Grover's Corners, New Hampshire is the setting for which play, written by Thornton Wilder in 1938?: Death of a Salesman Our Town The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Music Man
In which Shakespeare play would you come across the character Goneril?: Hamlet King Lear Macbeth Othello
In 1897 this Irish writer was released from prison; he moved to France, wrote a ballad about his prison experience, and changed his name to Sebastian Melmoth. By what name is he better known?: Anthony Trollope John Ruskin Jonathan Swift Oscar Wilde
Which character in J. R. R. Tolkein's 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy is alternatively known as 'Mithrandir', 'The Grey Fool', 'Stormcrow' and 'Olorin'?: Aragorn Bilbo Baggins Frodo Baggins Gandalf
Who wrote the poem entitled 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'?: Dylan Thomas Robert Frost Sylvia Plath Walt Whitman
Jude Deveraux, Nora Roberts and Julie Garwood all write books of what literary genre?: Children's literature Historical non-fiction Romance Science fiction
In the Maurice Sendak work 'Where the Wild Things Are' what is the name of the young boy who serves as the main character?: Bill Fred Max Peter
Which playwright built his play, 'Saint Joan', around the historical figure Joan of Arc?: George Bernard Shaw Oscar Wilde Tom Stoppard William Inge

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