Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Literature Quiz 6

1. When told he had to pay a large sum of money for a needed operation, who sighed, 'I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means?
Ans. Oscar Wilde

2. Robert Altman interwove a selection of Raymond Carver stories for his film Short Cuts. Tom Waits and Lily Tomlin portrayed characters from which Carver story?
A. They're Not Your Husband

3. Which fictional character links these actors: Alain Delon, John Malkovitch, Matt Damon and Dennis Hopper?
Ans. Tom Ripley

4. In this film about building a wall - in which the author makes a brief appearance - the ending differs from the novel. Who is the author?
Ans. Paul Auster

5. A novel that made an especially successful jump to the screen in 1962 contains a creepy character whose name was later picked up by a band. The character's name is . .
Ans. Boo Radley

6. Which actor recently portrayed the character of Maurice Bendrix in the film adaptation of a Graham Greene novel?
Ans. Ralph Fiennes

7. Edna Ferber is the author, the novel set in Texas. The film adaptation featured a sex symbol who died before its completion. The name of the character whom the actor played is . . .
Ans. Jett Rink

8. Whose life ends tragically when her well meaning, but misguided, father forced her to marry Edred Fitzpiers rather than the man she truly loves?
Ans. Grace Melbury

9. What is the name of the young hero in "Treasure Island"?
Ans. Jim Hawkins

10. In this British novel, adapted for film, the chief mate of a ship jumps overboard when it threatens to sink. What's the title?
Ans. Lord Jim

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