A new series of 46 mini quizzes in this countdown to a new President. Each quiz asks 5 literary questions from the year of inauguration from George Washington in 1789 to Joe Biden’s election in 2020. Literary events, births, deaths and various shenanigans by famous writers plus their great works, of course.
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Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter was published. Which scarlet letter of the alphabet is Hester forced to wear?
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A
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W
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Novelist Kate Chopin was born on February 8th. She is considered as one of the forerunners of which type of writing?
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Feminist
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Dystopian
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Question of
Finish the title of Turgenev’s famous play: A — in the Country
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Month
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Week
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Wordsworth’s massive Prelude was published. How many books does it fill?
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14
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8
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Dickens’ David Copperfield finished publication. At the end of the novel, where do Mr Peggotty and Emily emigrate to?
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Australia
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America
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