10 quiz questions on literature

1. Who is the Nobel laureate writer of the legendary book "MY NAME IS RED"?

2. Akakii Akakievich is the central character from which short story?

3. Who is the creator of the magical nanny "Mary poppins"?

4. "Here lies one whose name was writ in water"-this epitaph belongs to which legendary poet?

5. Which famous play writer led the theatre of the absurd movement?

6. According to the natyadarpan how many "sarga" or part there should be in an Epic?

7. "Kafan" is a famous short story by which Indian writer?

8. Who was the first Indian to receive Pulitzer Prize in 1937?

9. The famous film "guide" by Dev Anand is an adoption from which Indian writer's novel?

10. Who was the first women writer to win Nobel peace prize for literature?

answers

1. Omar Pamuk

2. The Overcoat by Nicolai Gogol

3. P.L.Travers

4. John Keats

5. Samuel Beckett

6. Eight
7. Premchand Munshi

8. Govind Behari Lal

9. R.K.Narayan

10. Pearl.S.Buck