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Arts & Literature

3.9
(113 votes)
15 questions
English
Arts and a good bit of literature.
1

Who wrote the Gothic novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," published in 1818?

Mary Shelley

Emily Dickinson

Jane Austin

Percy Blyth

39% got this right

2

In George Orwell's novel "1984," what is the ominous slogan of the Party?

Ignorance is Strength

Freedom is Slavery

Vegans are Cool

War is Peace

Hard  23% got this right

3

What artist is famous for his painting "Starry Night," known for its swirling sky and bright stars?

Vincent Van Gogh

Claude Monet

Pablo Picasso

Salvador Dalí

62% got this right

4

In J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye," what is the main character's name?

Holden Caulfield

Atticus Finch

James Marsden

Jay Gatsby

Hard  32% got this right

5

Which ancient Greek epic poem is attributed to Homer and tells the story of the Trojan War?

The Iliad

The Aeneid

The Odyssey

The Oresteia

Hard  32% got this right

6

What artistic movement, characterized by distorted and dreamlike imagery, was inspired by the theories of Sigmund Freud

Surrealism

Cubism

Dadaism

Realism

47% got this right

7

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" is a line from which novel by George Orwell?

Animal Farm

1984

Brave New World

Lord of the Flies

61% got this right

8

What Dutch painter, known for his genre scenes and use of light, created "Girl with a Pearl Earring"?

Johannes Vermeer

Leonardo Da Vinci

Rembrandt

Vincent Van Gogh

36% got this right

9

In J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, what spell is used to conjure a protective guardian?

Patronus

Avada Kedavra

Expelliarmus

Lumos

44% got this right

10

What novel by Margaret Atwood, set in a dystopian future where women are subjugated, inspired a popular TV series?

The Handmaid's Tale

1984

Brave New world

Fahrenheit 451

53% got this right

11
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What Irish playwright was known for works like "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "The Picture of Dorian Gray,"

Oscar Wilde

James Joyce

Samuel Beckett

W.B. Yeats

57% got this right

12

Who wrote the Irish novel "Dubliners," a collection of short stories that explore various aspects of life in Dublin?

James Joyce

Oscar Wilde

Samuel Beckett

W.B. Yeats

Hard  32% got this right

13

What Irish author penned "Waiting for Godot," a play in which two characters absurdly wait for someone named Godot

Samuel Beckett

James Joyce

Oscar Wilde

W.B. Yeats

47% got this right

14

What Russian novelist and philosopher, known for works like "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina,"

Leo Tolstoy

Anton Chekov

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Ivan Turgenev

41% got this right

15

Which play includes the line: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"?

Hamlet

Macbeth

Othello

Romeo and Juliet

Hard  26% got this right