Pens of Power Quiz

Who wrote the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', a powerful story on justice and race?

1. Louisa May Alcott
2. Harper Lee
3. Margaret Atwood
4. Emily Dickinson

Answer: (b) Harper Lee

Which book, written by Anne Frank during World War II, gives insight into life in hiding under Nazi rule?

1. The Final Days
2. The Book Thief
3. The Diary of a Young Girl
4. I Am Malala

Answer: (c) The Diary of a Young Girl

Which book won the Pulitzer Prize and is based on the American Great Depression?

1. The Grapes of Wrath
2. The Great Gatsby
3. Catcher in the Rye
4. Fahrenheit 451

Answer: (a) The Grapes of Wrath

Fill in the blank: The book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by Harriet Beecher Stowe helped spark the debate about _______ in 19th-century America.

1. industrialisation
2. slavery
3. women's rights
4. education

Answer: (b) slavery

Fill in the blank: Virginia Woolf was a leading figure in the _______ movement, known for her novels like 'Mrs Dalloway'.

1. realist
2. postmodernist
3. modernist
4. classical

Answer: (c) modernist

Fill in the blank: The autobiography 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' was written by ______.

1. Nelson Mandela
2. Winston Churchill
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: (d) Mahatma Gandhi

Match the author to their correct work: Author Book 1. Suzanne Collins a. The Hobbit 2. J.R.R. Tolkien b. The Hunger Games 3. C.S. Lewis c. The Chronicles of Narnia 4. Lois Lowry d. The Giver

1. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
2. 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
3. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
4. 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c

Answer: (a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d

Fill in the blank: The book 'Brave New World' was once banned in some schools because of its portrayal of ______.

1. time travel
2. artificial intelligence
3. magic
4. social control

Answer: (d) social control

Consider the following statements: 1. The Booker Prize can be awarded to more than one author in a year. 2. Every Booker winner is British. Which is true?

1. Only statement 1 is true
2. Only statement 2 is true
3. Both are true
4. Both are false

Answer: (a) Only statement 1 is true

Match the book to its setting: Book Setting 1. A Thousand Splendid Suns a. Victorian England 2. Oliver Twist b. American Jazz Age 3. The Great Gatsby c. Great Depression 4. Of Mice and Men d. Afghanistan

1. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c
2. 1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-c
3. 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b
4. 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

Answer: (a) 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c