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Which American author wrote the novel The Scarlet Letter, set in Puritan New England and exploring themes of sin and redemption?

A. Nathaniel Hawthorne

B. Herman Melville

C. Edgar Allan Poe

D. Washington Irving

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A. Nathaniel Hawthorne


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In William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, who is the character known for his glasses and intellect?

A. Ralph

B. Piggy

C. Jack

D. Simon

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Who wrote the poem The Waste Land, a key work of modernist poetry?

A. T.S. Eliot

B. W.B. Yeats

C. Ezra Pound

D. Robert Frost

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Who wrote the poem The Raven, known for its melancholic atmosphere and refrain of Nevermore?

A. Edgar Allan Poe

B. Nathaniel Hawthorne

C. Washington Irving

D. Emily Dickinson

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Which American playwright wrote Death of a Salesman, which examines the American Dream and its impact on a struggling family?

A. Arthur Miller

B. Tennessee Williams

C. Eugene O'Neill

D. August Wilson

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Which author wrote the novel Brave New World, depicting a dystopian future where individuality is suppressed in favor of social stability?

A. George Orwell

B. Aldous Huxley

C. Ray Bradbury

D. Isaac Asimov

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What is the title of the novel by George Orwell that warns against totalitarianism and features the character Winston Smith?

A. 1984

B. Brave New World

C. Fahrenheit 451

D. The Handmaid's Tale

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What is the title of the novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Spanish Civil War, known for its minimalist style?

A. For Whom the Bell Tolls

B. The Sun Also Rises

C. A Farewell to Arms

D. The Old Man and the Sea

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In George Orwell's novel Animal Farm, which animal represents the working class and is often associated with the motto All animals are equal?

A. Boxer

B. Napoleon

C. Snowball

D. Old Major

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Which American poet is known for his poem The Road Not Taken and his frequent use of rural settings and themes?

A. Robert Frost

B. Langston Hughes

C. Walt Whitman

D. Emily Dickinson

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Which Shakespeare play features the characters Viola and Orsino, and includes themes of mistaken identity and love?

A. Twelfth Night

B. As You Like It

C. Much Ado About Nothing

D. A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Who wrote the poem The Waste Land, known for its complex structure and themes of cultural disillusionment?

A. T.S. Eliot

B. W.B. Yeats

C. Ezra Pound

D. Wallace Stevens

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Who is the author of the novel Moby-Dick, which tells the story of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest for a white whale?

A. Herman Melville

B. Nathaniel Hawthorne

C. Mark Twain

D. Washington Irving

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What is the title of the novel by Jane Austen, where the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, navigates issues of class, love, and marriage?

A. Pride and Prejudice

B. Emma

C. Sense and Sensibility

D. Persuasion

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Who wrote the novel In Cold Blood, a true crime story based on the murder of the Clutter family in Kansas?

A. Truman Capote

B. Norman Mailer

C. Harper Lee

D. John Updike

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Who wrote the play A Raisin in the Sun, which explores racial and social issues in America?

A. Lorraine Hansberry

B. August Wilson

C. Langston Hughes

D. Zora Neale Hurston

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Who wrote the play Waiting for Godot, characterized by its absurdist themes and minimalistic setting?

A. Harold Pinter

B. Samuel Beckett

C. Tom Stoppard

D. Anton Chekhov

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Which American author is known for his works set in the American South, including As I Lay Dying and The Sound and the Fury?

A. William Faulkner

B. Tennessee Williams

C. Harper Lee

D. Eudora Welty

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Which English poet wrote The Tyger and The Lamb, both part of his collection Songs of Experience and Songs of Innocence?

A. William Blake

B. John Keats

C. Percy Bysshe Shelley

D. William Wordsworth

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Who is the author of the novel The Grapes of Wrath, which portrays the struggles of the Joad family during the Great Depression?

A. John Steinbeck

B. Ernest Hemingway

C. F. Scott Fitzgerald

D. William Faulkner

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In George Orwell's essay Shooting an Elephant, what does the elephant represent symbolically?

A. Imperialism

B. Freedom

C. Democracy

D. Enlightenment

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Who is the author of the novel Invisible Man, which explores themes of identity and racism in America?

A. James Baldwin

B. Ralph Ellison

C. Richard Wright

D. Toni Morrison

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What is the title of the novel by Zora Neale Hurston, centered around the character Janie Crawford's journey to self-discovery in the American South?

A. Their Eyes Were Watching God

B. Beloved

C. Song of Solomon

D. The Bluest Eye

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Who wrote the novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which follows the life and development of Stephen Dedalus?

A. James Joyce

B. D.H. Lawrence

C. F. Scott Fitzgerald

D. E.M. Forster

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Who wrote the play A Doll's House, which addresses issues of gender roles and societal expectations?

A. Henrik Ibsen

B. August Strindberg

C. Anton Chekhov

D. Eugene O'Neill

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In George Orwell's essay Politics and the English Language, what does Orwell argue about the relationship between language and thought?

A. Language shapes thought

B. Thought shapes language

C. Language and thought are unrelated

D. Language and thought are fixed

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Which English poet is known for his metaphysical poetry and wrote The Flea and To His Coy Mistress?

A. John Milton

B. John Donne

C. Andrew Marvell

D. George Herbert

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Which of Shakespeare's plays features the characters Iago and Desdemona?

A. Othello

B. Macbeth

C. Julius Caesar

D. Romeo and Juliet

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Which novel by Charlotte Bront� follows the life of the orphaned protagonist Jane Eyre?

A. Wuthering Heights

B. Villette

C. Jane Eyre

D. Agnes Grey

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Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman, which examines the American Dream and its impact on a struggling family?

A. Arthur Miller

B. Tennessee Williams

C. Eugene O'Neill

D. August Wilson

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Who wrote the poem The Road Not Taken, which includes the famous lines Two roads diverged in a wood, and I / I took the one less traveled by?

A. Robert Frost

B. Langston Hughes

C. Emily Dickinson

D. Walt Whitman