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. Wrote The Hobbit






2. Wrote 'The Birth - Mark -' The Scarlet Letter; works are considered part of the Romantic movement (specifically dark romancism)






3. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






4. Southern gothic novel; bildungsroman; narrator: Scout; serious issues dealing with rape and inequality






5. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






7. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






9. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






10. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






11. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






12. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






13. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






14. Wrote Watership Down






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






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






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






18. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






19. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






20. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






22. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






23. Maintains the bird metaphor throughout the poem's ninety - six lines - describing the various 'flights' of five of her children and her concerns about those remaining in the nest

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


24. Wrote Walk Two Moons






25. 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






26. Wrote The Outsiders






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






28. Wrote Shiloh






29. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






30. 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






31. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






32. Wrote Frankenstein; Romantic British novelist - short story writer - dramatist - essayist - biographer - travel writer






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






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






35. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate;' Shakespearean couplet with ABAB CDCE EFEF GG rhyme scheme






36. 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;






37. Wrote The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - The Time Machine






38. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






39. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






41. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






42. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






43. Wrote 'History of a Nun;' prolific dramatist of the Restoration (18th century) - one of the first English female writers






44. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






45. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






46. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






47. Wrote Doctor Faustus






48. Wrote Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Mansfield Park - et al.






49. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






50. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests