ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score one point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, two points on the Graduate Level and three points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: LITERATURE (e.g., Who wrote The Good Earth? Answer: Pearl S. Buck.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Who wrote A Farewell to

Arms?

2. Who wrote The House of the Seven Gables?

3. Who wrote The Red Badge of Courage?

4. Who wrote Little Women?

5. Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans?

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. In which novel is a main character named Pip (Philip Pirrip)?

7. In which novel is a main character named Elizabeth Bennet?

8. In which novel is a main character named Humbert Humbert?

9. In which novel is a main character named Molly Bloom? 10. In which novel is a main character named Dick Diver?

PHD LEVEL

11. In which country is the novel The Kite Runner set?

12. In which country is the novel Cry, the Beloved Country set? 13. In which country is the novel The Sun Also Rises set? 14. In which country is the novel The Book Thief set?

15. In which country is the novel A Room With a View set?

ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 7:

1. Spain. 2. Nepal and China. 3. The U.K. 4. Bahamas. 5. German. 6. Belize. 7. Iceland. 8. Danube River. 9. Jutland Peninsula.

SCORING:

24 to 30 points – congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points – honours graduate; 13 to 17 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?