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Which author wrote the novel Heart of Darkness, which explores the dark aspects of human nature and colonialism in Africa?

A. Joseph Conrad

B. Chinua Achebe

C. Franz Kafka

D. J.M. Coetzee

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A. Joseph Conrad


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Who wrote the novel To the Lighthouse, known for its exploration of consciousness and stream-of-consciousness narrative style?

A. Virginia Woolf

B. D.H. Lawrence

C. E.M. Forster

D. James Joyce

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Who wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice?

A. Emily Bront�

B. Jane Austen

C. Charles Dickens

D. Charlotte Bront�

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Who wrote the novel The Stranger (L'�tranger) which explores the absurdity of human existence?

A. Albert Camus

B. Jean-Paul Sartre

C. Simone de Beauvoir

D. Franz Kafka

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

A. August Wilson

B. Lorraine Hansberry

C. Langston Hughes

D. Zora Neale Hurston

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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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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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Who is the author of the novel Mrs. Dalloway, known for its use of stream of consciousness to delve into the inner lives of characters?

A. Virginia Woolf

B. James Joyce

C. E.M. Forster

D. F. Scott Fitzgerald

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What is the title of the novel by Mark Twain that follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?

A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

C. The Call of the Wild

D. Treasure Island

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Who wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which addresses issues of racial injustice in the American South?

A. Harper Lee

B. Truman Capote

C. John Steinbeck

D. Toni Morrison

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Which American poet is known for her reclusive lifestyle and unique use of dashes in her poetry?

A. Emily Dickinson

B. Sylvia Plath

C. Anne Sexton

D. Adrienne Rich

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

A. Nathaniel Hawthorne

B. Herman Melville

C. Mark Twain

D. Washington Irving

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What is the title of the novel by Charlotte Bront�, featuring the character Jane Eyre's journey through adversity and love?

A. Jane Eyre

B. Wuthering Heights

C. Villette

D. Agnes Grey

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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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Which Greek poet is credited with composing the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey?

A. Homer

B. Hesiod

C. Sappho

D. Pindar

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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

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What is the title of the novel by Franz Kafka, which tells the story of Gregor Samsa's transformation into a giant insect?

A. The Metamorphosis

B. The Trial

C. The Castle

D. Amerika

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Which American author is known for his darkly comedic novels, including Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle?

A. Kurt Vonnegut

B. Joseph Heller

C. Philip Roth

D. J.D. Salinger

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Which poet is known for writing Leaves of Grass, a collection of poems celebrating individualism and the human spirit?

A. Emily Dickinson

B. Walt Whitman

C. Langston Hughes

D. Robert Frost

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Which author wrote the satirical novel Animal Farm, which allegorically critiques the Russian Revolution?

A. George Orwell

B. Aldous Huxley

C. Franz Kafka

D. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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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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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 Greek playwright is known for his tragedies, including works like Oedipus Rex?

A. Aeschylus

B. Sophocles

C. Euripides

D. Aristophanes

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In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, which character famously utters the soliloquy beginning with To be, or not to be?

A. Hamlet

B. Ophelia

C. Claudius

D. Polonius

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In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, which house at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry values bravery and chivalry?

A. Gryffindor

B. Hufflepuff

C. Ravenclaw

D. Slytherin

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Who wrote the novel The Old Man and the Sea, which tells the story of an aging fisherman's struggle with a giant marlin?

A. Ernest Hemingway

B. John Steinbeck

C. F. Scott Fitzgerald

D. William Faulkner

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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

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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