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Adventure Authors: Exploring the Lives and Works of Renowned Adventure Writers

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Which adventure author is known for his classic novel 'Treasure Island'?

  1. Robert Louis Stevenson

  2. Jules Verne

  3. Mark Twain

  4. Jack London


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Louis Stevenson is widely recognized for his adventure novel 'Treasure Island', which tells the story of a young boy's quest for a hidden treasure.

Who wrote the famous adventure novel 'Moby-Dick'?

  1. Herman Melville

  2. Charles Dickens

  3. Edgar Allan Poe

  4. Nathaniel Hawthorne


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Herman Melville is the author of 'Moby-Dick', an epic novel that follows the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the elusive white whale, Moby-Dick.

Which adventure author created the character of Sherlock Holmes?

  1. Arthur Conan Doyle

  2. Agatha Christie

  3. Dashiell Hammett

  4. Raymond Chandler


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arthur Conan Doyle is renowned for creating the iconic detective character Sherlock Holmes, featured in a series of mystery and adventure stories.

Who wrote the adventure novel 'The Jungle Book'?

  1. Rudyard Kipling

  2. Joseph Conrad

  3. H. Rider Haggard

  4. Bram Stoker


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rudyard Kipling is the author of 'The Jungle Book', a collection of stories about the adventures of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle.

Which adventure author is known for his novel 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?

  1. Jules Verne

  2. H.G. Wells

  3. Mark Twain

  4. Robert Louis Stevenson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jules Verne wrote 'Around the World in Eighty Days', a classic adventure novel that follows the journey of Phileas Fogg as he attempts to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.

Who is the author of the adventure novel 'The Lost World'?

  1. Arthur Conan Doyle

  2. H.G. Wells

  3. Edgar Rice Burroughs

  4. Bram Stoker


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arthur Conan Doyle, known for his Sherlock Holmes stories, also wrote 'The Lost World', an adventure novel about an expedition to a remote plateau inhabited by prehistoric creatures.

Which adventure author wrote the novel 'The Call of the Wild'?

  1. Jack London

  2. James Oliver Curwood

  3. Ernest Thompson Seton

  4. Charles G.D. Roberts


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jack London is the author of 'The Call of the Wild', a novel that explores the themes of survival and the relationship between humans and animals in the harsh wilderness.

Who wrote the adventure novel 'Tarzan of the Apes'?

  1. Edgar Rice Burroughs

  2. H. Rider Haggard

  3. Rudyard Kipling

  4. Joseph Conrad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edgar Rice Burroughs is the creator of Tarzan, a fictional character raised by apes in the African jungle, featured in a series of adventure novels.

Which adventure author is known for his novel 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'?

  1. John Buchan

  2. Graham Greene

  3. Eric Ambler

  4. Ian Fleming


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Buchan wrote 'The Thirty-Nine Steps', an adventure thriller that follows the protagonist's involvement in a conspiracy and his race against time to prevent a national disaster.

Who is the author of the adventure novel 'The Man Who Would Be King'?

  1. Rudyard Kipling

  2. H. Rider Haggard

  3. Joseph Conrad

  4. Jack London


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Man Who Would Be King', a short story about two British adventurers who attempt to establish their own kingdom in Kafiristan, a remote region of Afghanistan.

Which adventure author wrote the novel 'The African Queen'?

  1. C.S. Forester

  2. Graham Greene

  3. Ernest Hemingway

  4. Joseph Conrad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

C.S. Forester is the author of 'The African Queen', an adventure novel set during World War I, which follows the journey of a British riverboat captain and a missionary's wife as they navigate a dangerous river in German-controlled territory.

Who wrote the adventure novel 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro'?

  1. Ernest Hemingway

  2. F. Scott Fitzgerald

  3. John Dos Passos

  4. William Faulkner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ernest Hemingway wrote 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro', a short story about a wealthy American hunter who reflects on his life and past adventures while dying on Mount Kilimanjaro.

Which adventure author is known for his novel 'The Old Man and the Sea'?

  1. Ernest Hemingway

  2. John Steinbeck

  3. William Faulkner

  4. Carson McCullers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ernest Hemingway wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea', a novella that tells the story of an aging Cuban fisherman's struggle to catch a giant marlin.

Who is the author of the adventure novel 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

  1. Johann David Wyss

  2. Daniel Defoe

  3. Jonathan Swift

  4. Robert Louis Stevenson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Johann David Wyss wrote 'The Swiss Family Robinson', an adventure novel about a Swiss family shipwrecked on a remote island and their efforts to survive and build a new life.

Which adventure author wrote the novel 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?

  1. Alexandre Dumas

  2. Victor Hugo

  3. Honoré de Balzac

  4. Gustave Flaubert


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alexandre Dumas wrote 'The Count of Monte Cristo', an adventure novel about a man's quest for revenge against those who falsely accused him of treason.

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