Test your basic knowledge |

Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A Trojan (Aeneas) destined to found Rome - undergoes many trials on land and sea during his journey to Italy - finally defeating the Latin Turnus and avenging the murder of Pallas.






2. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






3. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






4. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






5. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


6. A black girl growing up in the South struggles against racism - sexism - and lack of power






7. Wrote Doctor Faustus






8. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






9. Wrote Sounder






10. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






11. Wrote Charlotte's Web






12. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






13. Wrote 'A Fisherman -' 'The Second Coming -' and 'Easter 1916;' Irish poet and dramatist; foremost figures of 20th century literature; British WWI poet






14. Wrote The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






15. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






16. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






17. Wrote The Yearling






18. Wrote Crime and Punishment; Russian writer - essayist - philosopher






19. Wrote The Glory Field






20. A group of animals mount a successful rebellion against the farmer who rules them - but their dreams of equality for all are ruined when one pig seizes power; novella - dystopian animal fable






21. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






22. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






23. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






24. Wrote A Farewell to Arms - The Old Man and the Sea - and The Sun Also Rises; American writer and journalist; veteran of WWI - belongs to literary movement called 'The Lost Generation'






25. Wrote Night






26. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






27. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






28. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






29. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






30. Four March sisters (Amy - Jo - Beth - Meg) in 19th century New England struggle with poverty - juggle their duties - and their desire to find love






31. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






32. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






33. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






34. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






35. Wrote Hoot






36. Wrote The Story of My Life and The Frost King; American author - political activist - lecturer; first deafblind person to earn BA






37. heroic fantasy novel about a small group of British rabbits; Fiver - a young runt rabbit who is a seer - receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction






38. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






39. Wrote Holes






40. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






41. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






42. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






43. Wrote The Eye - the Ear - and the Arm






44. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






45. Wrote Johnny Tremain






46. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






47. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






48. Wrote Roll of Thunder






49. A girl (Alice) falls asleep and dreams of a series of adventures; children's novel; fantasy






50. Wrote Leaves of Grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy