American Lit/Geography

Question 1

Play in which Vladimir and Estragon wait for the namesake character and engage in a variety of discussions.

Answer 1

Waiting for Gadot by Samuel Beckett

Question 2

A dystopian novella released in 1945 that reflected on the events during and leading to the Stalin era before World War 2

Answer 2

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Question 3

This story takes place in Africa and follows the Title character, Margot, and Robert wilson as they hunt wild game. The story ends with the title character being shot in the head

Answer 3

The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemmingway

Question 4

Play written by Bertolt Bretcht and takes place in europe during the 30 years war. The play is about Mother courage and the deaths of her three children due to the war.

Answer 4

Mother courage and her children by Bertolt Bretcht

Question 5

Book that takes place in the fictional city of Jefferson. The book is about Emily Grierson and her descent into madness as well as the strange secrets she keeps in her house.

Answer 5

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner

Question 6

This is a series of 3 plays and is a retelling of the story Oresteia. In the play, the story takes place in the Mannon house and is about the Mannon family and follows the greek tragedy formula.

Answer 6

Mourning Becomes Electra By Eugene O’Neill

Question 7

A collection of short stories published in 1914. The title story is about an old captian that has remained single throughout most of his life, upon finding his orderly has a relationship with a young woman the captian takes up the orderly’s nights and abuses the young man. The captian and orderly die side by side in the hospital

Answer 7

The Prussian Officer By D. H. Lawrence

Question 8

A novella written in 1915 about salesman Gregor Samsa who one morning wakes up to find himself transformed into a huge insect.

Answer 8

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Question 9

A novel written in 1927 about the Ramsay family vists to their summer home on the Isle of Skye over the years tackling topics of loss, adult relationships and childhood emotions.

Answer 9

To The Lighthouse By Virgina Woolf

Question 10

A semi-autographical book released in 1916 about James Joyce’s alter ego Stephen Dedalus. Stepen Dedalus is a combination of James Joyce and a craftsman of Greek myth (Dedalus.)

Answer 10

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

Question 11

Novella published in 1912 about a great writer who moves to Venice to overcome writers block. He is entranced by the youth but Venice and himself are taken by the Cholera Plague.

Answer 11

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

Question 12

This novel is written in 3rd person and follows Neil Herbert who feels deeply for a lady named Mrs. Forrester who is on the decline.

Answer 12

A Lost Lady by Willa Cather

Question 13

A Novel split into seven parts about a recollection of the narrators past in the 19th and into the 20th century.

Answer 13

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust

Question 14

The Whole story of this book takes place at Proffessor Serebryakov’s country house. The house is home to Sonya, Mariya and Ivan

Answer 14

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov

Question 15

This book centers around Marlow, an introspective sailor, and his journey up the Congo River to meet Kurtz, reputed to be an idealistic man of great abilities.

Answer 15

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Question 16

This book centers around Joan of ark, a 15th century French General, as well as her trial.

Answer 16

Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw

Question 17

A novella released in 1903 about John Marcher who watches the best years of his life pass by, dragging down May Bartram with him because he believes that his life will be defined by some spectactlur event waiting for him.

Answer 17

The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James

Question 18

The poem combines the legend of the Holy Grail and the Fisher King with vignettes of contemporary British Society.

Answer 18

The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot

Question 19

The book explains that the exagerated romanticism and formality found in medieval courts was a defense mechanism against the violence and brutality of society.

Answer 19

The Waning of the Middle Ages by Johan Huizinga.

Question 20

This book does a wide-ranging, comparative study over mythology and religion and it gives a new perspective of scientific and religious thought

Answer 20

The Golden Bough by James George Frazer

Question 21

Chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day, June 16, 1904. It alludes to aspects of Odysseus’ journey in Homer’s the Odyssey.

Answer 21

Ulyssess by James Joyce

Question 22

A retired country gentleman in his fifties, lives in an unnamed section of La Mancha with his niece and a housekeeper.

Answer 22

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

Question 23

Country found in East Africa with it’s capital Kigali. It is known for some of its national parks such as Nyungwe National Park and Akagera National Park

Answer 23

Rwanda

Question 24

A country found in southern central Europe with it’s capital Vienna.It is known for it’s various types of castle and other architectural buildings.

Answer 24

Austria

Question 25

A Scandinavian country having many islands such as the Jutland island. It’s capital is Copenhagen and it is home to the famous little mermaid statue.

Answer 25

Denmark

Question 26

A country found in Northwestern Europe and borders Sweden and Russia. This country has the capital Helsinki and has other islands that border the Baltic sea. They own a lapland province that is famous for it’s national parks, ski resorts, and the ability to see the northern lights.

Answer 26

Finland

Question 27

A country found in Southeastern Europe with thousands of islands throughout the Agean and Ionian seas. Athens is the capital and it is known for the site of the parthenon.

Answer 27

Greece

Question 28

A country in the carribean that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican republic to the East. It is famous for the, Citadelle la Ferrière, a mountain fortress, and ruins of Sans-Souci Palace, the baroque former royal home of King Henry I. It’s capital is Port-au-Prince

Answer 28

Haiti

Question 29

A Nordic country with is capital, Reykjavik, and is known for its volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, and lava fields. Two national parks protect massives glaciers. Most of the population lives in the captial, which runs on the geothermic power and is home to museums that trace back to viking culture.

Answer 29

Iceland

Question 30

A middle eastern country on the Mediterranean sea and its capital Jerusalem. It is famous holy site of what jews, muslims, and christians on which they all proclaim

Answer 30

Israel

Question 31

A island country on the coast od East Africa and its capital Antananarivo. It is known for having the most diverse species of animals in the world.

Answer 31

Madagascar

Question 32

African country on the gulf of Guniea and its capital Abuja. It is known for having many natural landmarks and has waterfalls, dense rainforests, and rare primate habitats.

Answer 32

Nigeria

Question 33

The story of a man named Montresor who decides to seek revenge against a man named Fortunato, who has insulted him. He meets Fortunato at a carnival, lures him into the catacombs of his home, and buries him alivein this Edgar Allen Poe work.

Answer 33

The Cask of Amontillado

Question 34

An unnamed narrator approaches the title house on a “dull, dark, and soundless day.” This house—the estate of his boyhood friend, Roderick —is gloomy and mysterious. The narrator observes that the house seems to have absorbed an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it

Answer 34

The Fall of The House of Usher

Question 35

The story of an alcoholic who is driven insane by his addiction. He tortures and kills his cat, Pluto. Then, a stray cat that looks almost exactly like the cat he murdered except for a gallows mark on its chest follows him home and drives him even more insane

Answer 35

The Black Cat

Question 36

The story follows Prince Prospero’s attempts to avoid a dangerous plague by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his abbey, each decorated with a different color.

Answer 36

The Masque the Red Death

Question 37

A short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843. It follows an unnamed narrator who insists on his sanity after murdering an old man with a “vulture eye”. The murder is carefully calculated, and the murderer hides the body by cutting it into pieces and hiding it under the floorboards.

Answer 37

The Tell-Tale Heart

Question 38

A short story about the horror surrounding impending death after the narrator is sentenced for heresy by his inquisitors during the Spanish Inquisition. The mental break that follows results in confusion that makes the entire scenario even more frightening.

Answer 38

The Pit and The Pendulum

Question 39

A tale by Edgar Allen Poe narrated by an infamous criminal who is on the verge of death. He is ashamed to reveal his name; The title character is an admitted pseudonym. As death approaches, he tries to explain the momentous event that led to his life of misery and crime.

Answer 39

William Wilson

Question 40

A short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham’s Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his “tales of ratiocination”. C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

Answer 40

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Question 41

A short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in 1843. The plot follows William Legrand, who was bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant Jupiter fears that Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand’s friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend.

Answer 41

The Gold Bug

Question 42

Follows an unnamed narrator on a dreary night in December who sits reading “forgotten lore” by a dying fire as a way to forget the death of his beloved Lenore. A “tapping at [his] chamber door” reveals nothing, but excites his soul to “burning”.

Answer 42

The Raven