Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction

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Which historical figure is the subject of the novel I, Claudius by Robert Graves?

  1. Julius Caesar

  2. Claudius

  3. Nero

  4. Caligula


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The novel tells the story of Claudius, the fourth Roman emperor, who ruled from 41 to 54 AD.

What is the name of the non-fiction book by Erik Larson that tells the story of the sinking of the Lusitania?

  1. Dead Wake

  2. In the Garden of Beasts

  3. The Devil in the White City

  4. Thunderstruck


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The book provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and following the sinking of the Lusitania, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915.

Which historical event is the focus of the novel The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman?

  1. The American Civil War

  2. The French Revolution

  3. World War I

  4. The Russian Revolution


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The novel tells the story of the first month of World War I, from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Battle of the Marne.

What is the name of the non-fiction book by David McCullough that tells the story of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

  1. The Great Bridge

  2. John Adams

  3. Truman

  4. 1776


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The book provides a detailed account of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was completed in 1883.

Which historical figure is the subject of the novel The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris?

  1. Abraham Lincoln

  2. Theodore Roosevelt

  3. Franklin D. Roosevelt

  4. Woodrow Wilson


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The novel tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's early life and career, from his childhood in New York City to his election as president in 1900.

What is the name of the non-fiction book by Doris Kearns Goodwin that tells the story of the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln?

  1. Team of Rivals

  2. The Bully Pulpit

  3. No Ordinary Time

  4. Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The book provides a detailed account of the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, from their courtship to their marriage and the years of the Civil War.

Which historical event is the focus of the novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara?

  1. The Battle of Gettysburg

  2. The Battle of Antietam

  3. The Battle of Shiloh

  4. The Battle of Vicksburg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, and is considered to be the turning point of the American Civil War.

What is the name of the non-fiction book by Robert Caro that tells the story of the life and career of Lyndon B. Johnson?

  1. The Power Broker

  2. Master of the Senate

  3. Means of Ascent

  4. Passage to Power


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The book provides a detailed account of the life and career of Lyndon B. Johnson, from his childhood in Texas to his election as president in 1963.

Which historical figure is the subject of the novel The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin?

  1. Benjamin Franklin

  2. Thomas Jefferson

  3. George Washington

  4. John Adams


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel is an autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

What is the name of the non-fiction book by David Halberstam that tells the story of the Vietnam War?

  1. The Best and the Brightest

  2. The Making of the Atomic Bomb

  3. The Reckoning

  4. Firehouse


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The book provides a detailed account of the Vietnam War, from its origins to its end.

Which historical event is the focus of the novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell?

  1. The American Civil War

  2. The French Revolution

  3. World War I

  4. The Russian Revolution


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel tells the story of the American Civil War from the perspective of Scarlett O'Hara, a young woman from Georgia.

What is the name of the non-fiction book by John Keegan that tells the story of the Battle of Agincourt?

  1. The Face of Battle

  2. The Second World War

  3. A History of Warfare

  4. The First World War


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The book provides a detailed account of the Battle of Agincourt, which was fought in 1415 between the English and French armies.

Which historical figure is the subject of the novel The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli?

  1. Niccolò Machiavelli

  2. Lorenzo de' Medici

  3. Cesare Borgia

  4. Francesco Sforza


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The novel is a political treatise that offers advice to rulers on how to acquire and maintain power.

What is the name of the non-fiction book by Simon Winchester that tells the story of the construction of the Panama Canal?

  1. The Professor and the Madman

  2. Krakatoa

  3. The Map That Changed the World

  4. The Man Who Loved China


Correct Option:
Explanation:

The book provides a detailed account of the construction of the Panama Canal, which was completed in 1914.

Which historical event is the focus of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy?

  1. The Napoleonic Wars

  2. The American Civil War

  3. World War I

  4. The Russian Revolution


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel tells the story of the Napoleonic Wars from the perspective of several Russian families.

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