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The Intersection of History and Fiction in Literature and Film

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Which novel by Charles Dickens is set during the French Revolution?

  1. A Tale of Two Cities

  2. Oliver Twist

  3. David Copperfield

  4. Great Expectations


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.

In the film "Schindler's List", what was the name of the factory where Oskar Schindler employed Jewish workers?

  1. Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik

  2. Emalia

  3. Krakow Enamel Factory

  4. Schindlerjuden


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik was the name of the factory where Oskar Schindler employed Jewish workers during World War II.

Which historical event is the backdrop for the novel "Gone with the Wind"?

  1. The American Civil War

  2. The French Revolution

  3. The Russian Revolution

  4. The American Revolution


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gone with the Wind is a novel by Margaret Mitchell, set in Georgia during the American Civil War.

In the film "12 Years a Slave", what was the name of the plantation where Solomon Northup was enslaved?

  1. Epps Plantation

  2. McQueen Plantation

  3. Ford Plantation

  4. Turner Plantation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Epps Plantation was the name of the plantation where Solomon Northup was enslaved in the film "12 Years a Slave".

Which novel by Leo Tolstoy is set during the Napoleonic Wars?

  1. War and Peace

  2. Anna Karenina

  3. The Death of Ivan Ilyich

  4. The Kreutzer Sonata


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

War and Peace is a historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

In the film "The King's Speech", what was the name of the speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer?

  1. Lionel Logue

  2. Winston Churchill

  3. Queen Elizabeth

  4. David Niven


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lionel Logue was the speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer in the film "The King's Speech".

Which novel by Salman Rushdie is set during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. Shame

  3. The Satanic Verses

  4. Haroun and the Sea of Stories


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Midnight's Children is a novel by Salman Rushdie, set during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

In the film "Selma", what was the name of the bridge where civil rights activists were attacked by state troopers?

  1. Edmund Pettus Bridge

  2. Golden Gate Bridge

  3. Brooklyn Bridge

  4. Tower Bridge


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edmund Pettus Bridge was the name of the bridge where civil rights activists were attacked by state troopers in the film "Selma".

Which novel by Gabriel García Márquez is set during the Colombian civil war?

  1. One Hundred Years of Solitude

  2. Love in the Time of Cholera

  3. The Autumn of the Patriarch

  4. No One Writes to the Colonel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

One Hundred Years of Solitude is a novel by Gabriel García Márquez, set during the Colombian civil war.

In the film "The Pianist", what was the name of the Jewish pianist who survived the Warsaw Ghetto?

  1. Władysław Szpilman

  2. Roman Polanski

  3. Adrien Brody

  4. Thomas Keneally


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Władysław Szpilman was the Jewish pianist who survived the Warsaw Ghetto in the film "The Pianist".

Which novel by Umberto Eco is set during the Middle Ages?

  1. The Name of the Rose

  2. Foucault's Pendulum

  3. The Island of the Day Before

  4. Baudolino


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Name of the Rose is a novel by Umberto Eco, set in a Benedictine monastery in the Middle Ages.

In the film "The Imitation Game", what was the name of the British mathematician who cracked the Enigma code?

  1. Alan Turing

  2. Winston Churchill

  3. Joan Clarke

  4. Hugh Alexander


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alan Turing was the British mathematician who cracked the Enigma code in the film "The Imitation Game".

Which novel by James Michener is set during the construction of the Panama Canal?

  1. Hawaii

  2. The Source

  3. Centennial

  4. The Bridges at Toko-Ri


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Source is a novel by James Michener, set during the construction of the Panama Canal.

In the film "Schindler's List", what was the name of the Jewish accountant who helped Oskar Schindler save lives?

  1. Itzhak Stern

  2. Leopold Pfefferberg

  3. Mietek Pemper

  4. Marcel Goldberg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Itzhak Stern was the Jewish accountant who helped Oskar Schindler save lives in the film "Schindler's List".

Which novel by Margaret Atwood is set in a dystopian future where women are forced to become Handmaids?

  1. The Handmaid's Tale

  2. Oryx and Crake

  3. The Blind Assassin

  4. Alias Grace


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Handmaid's Tale is a novel by Margaret Atwood, set in a dystopian future where women are forced to become Handmaids.

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