CLEP Humanities : Identifying Titles, Authors, or Schools of Twentieth-Century Fiction
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Example Question #52 : Literature
Who of the following authors wrote Joseph and His Brothers?
Josef Pieper
Émile Zola
Edith Wharton
Thomas Mann
Johann Goethe
Thomas Mann
Although he is perhaps better known for The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann's Joseph and His Brother is a lengthy masterpiece—over 1,000 pages in English translation. The story is based on the Hebrew Scriptures's story of Joseph of Egypt—the son of Jacob sold into slavery. In writing the tale, Mann extrapolated many details concerning Egyptian myth and ancient history (as well as the psychology of religious figures) to tell a sweeping tale of this important biblical figure.
Example Question #52 : Literature
Which book was NOT written by John Steinbeck?
Of Mice and Men
East of Eden
This Side of Paradise
Cannery Row
The Grapes of Wrath
This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Example Question #53 : Literature
Which American author wrote The Call of the Wild and White Fang?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jack London
T.S. Eliot
Edward Albee
Mark Twain
Jack London
Jack London is known primarily for his adventure novels and short stories, many of which took place in Alaska. All of the remaining authors, except Mark Twain, wrote during the 20th century. Twain is an American 19th century author known for his satirical stories such as Tom Sawyer and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The only author on the list who is not American is British author T.S. Eliot, best known for The Once and Future King. Edward Albee is an American playwright whose works include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for The Great Gatsby.
Example Question #54 : Literature
Their Eyes Were Watching God and Seraph on the Suwanee are works by ________________.
Alice Walker
Maya Angelou
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
Toni Morrison
Zora Neale Hurston
Toni Morrison is known for her works such as Tar Baby and The Bluest Eye. Maya Angelou wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and Alice Walker wrote The Color Purple, among other works. Langston Hughes co-wrote Mule Bones with Hurston, but did not write either of the works above.
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