Question 1 of 10
A Thomas Hardy title places us far from what kind of frenzied crowd?
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Question 2 of 10
Give us the word that has been changed (twice) in this line from a poem in Edward Blake's Songs of Experience. Penguin, penguin, burning bright, in the forests of the night.
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Question 3 of 10
Although considered an anti-Semite, what creator of "The Hollow Men" had a lively correspondence with Groucho Marx?
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Question 4 of 10
What lesbian author of "Rubyfruit Jungle" often co-writes mysteries with Sneaky Pie, her cat?
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Question 5 of 10
When did William Shakespeare die?
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Question 6 of 10
Which of the following is the best-selling fiction author of all time?
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Question 7 of 10
What little girl, who lives "on the tippy-top floor" of the Plaza Hotel, was reportedly based on Liza Minnelli, who was Kay Thompson's godchild?
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Question 8 of 10
In 1918, Booth Tarkington wrote which of these classics?
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Question 9 of 10
What year did the sci-fi book "The Forever War" come out?
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Question 10 of 10
In Greek mythology, who was the father of Zeus?
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