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Autobiographies of Artists and Musicians

Description: This quiz tests your knowledge about the autobiographies of famous artists and musicians.
Number of Questions: 15
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Which artist's autobiography is titled "The Agony and the Ecstasy"?

  1. Vincent van Gogh

  2. Michelangelo

  3. Leonardo da Vinci

  4. Pablo Picasso


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Agony and the Ecstasy is an autobiography by Michelangelo, written in the third person.

In his autobiography, "The Story of My Life", which musician famously wrote, "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything"?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  3. Johann Sebastian Bach

  4. Frédéric Chopin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The quote "Music is a moral law..." is from Ludwig van Beethoven's autobiography, The Story of My Life.

Which musician's autobiography begins with the line, "I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my passions. Music almost as important as breathing"?

  1. Bob Dylan

  2. Jimi Hendrix

  3. John Lennon

  4. Elvis Presley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The quote "I was born with music inside me..." is from Bob Dylan's autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One.

Which artist's autobiography is titled "My Life, My Art"?

  1. Salvador Dalí

  2. Frida Kahlo

  3. Georgia O'Keeffe

  4. Andy Warhol


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

My Life, My Art is an autobiography by Frida Kahlo, written in collaboration with her husband, Diego Rivera.

In his autobiography, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", Malcolm X famously wrote, "I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as a human being I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole"?

  1. Martin Luther King Jr.

  2. Nelson Mandela

  3. Rosa Parks

  4. Malcolm X


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The quote "I'm for truth, no matter who tells it..." is from Malcolm X's autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Which musician's autobiography is titled "Moonwalk"?

  1. Michael Jackson

  2. Prince

  3. Madonna

  4. Whitney Houston


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Moonwalk is an autobiography by Michael Jackson, written in collaboration with his sister, La Toya Jackson.

In her autobiography, "The Meaning of Mariah Carey", Mariah Carey famously wrote, "I think the most important thing is to live your life with integrity and to be true to yourself"?

  1. Beyoncé

  2. Rihanna

  3. Adele

  4. Mariah Carey


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The quote "I think the most important thing is to live your life with integrity..." is from Mariah Carey's autobiography, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.

Which artist's autobiography is titled "The World According to Garp"?

  1. John Irving

  2. Kurt Vonnegut

  3. Philip Roth

  4. Saul Bellow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The World According to Garp is an autobiography by John Irving, written in the third person.

In his autobiography, "The Education of a WASP", J.D. Salinger famously wrote, "All I wanted to do was write. I was crazy to write"?

  1. J.D. Salinger

  2. Ernest Hemingway

  3. F. Scott Fitzgerald

  4. William Faulkner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The quote "All I wanted to do was write. I was crazy to write" is from J.D. Salinger's autobiography, The Education of a WASP.

Which musician's autobiography is titled "Chronicles: Volume One"?

  1. Bob Dylan

  2. Bruce Springsteen

  3. Neil Young

  4. Tom Petty


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chronicles: Volume One is an autobiography by Bob Dylan, written in collaboration with his son, Jakob Dylan.

In her autobiography, "Just Kids", Patti Smith famously wrote, "I believe in the kindness of strangers"?

  1. Patti Smith

  2. Joan Jett

  3. Debbie Harry

  4. Chrissie Hynde


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The quote "I believe in the kindness of strangers" is from Patti Smith's autobiography, Just Kids.

Which artist's autobiography is titled "The Passion of Artemisia"?

  1. Artemisia Gentileschi

  2. Caravaggio

  3. Giotto di Bondone

  4. Sandro Botticelli


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Passion of Artemisia is an autobiography by Artemisia Gentileschi, written in collaboration with her daughter, Prudentia.

In his autobiography, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, "I have always set a greater value on the approbation of a single wise man than on the applause of a million fools"?

  1. Benjamin Franklin

  2. Thomas Jefferson

  3. George Washington

  4. John Adams


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The quote "I have always set a greater value on the approbation of a single wise man..." is from Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

Which musician's autobiography is titled "The Dirt"?

  1. Mötley Crüe

  2. Guns N' Roses

  3. Poison

  4. Def Leppard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Dirt is an autobiography by Mötley Crüe, written in collaboration with Neil Strauss.

In her autobiography, "My Story", Elizabeth Taylor famously wrote, "I've lived a lot of lives. I've been married eight times, I've had four children, I've made over 50 movies, and I've written five books"?

  1. Elizabeth Taylor

  2. Marilyn Monroe

  3. Audrey Hepburn

  4. Grace Kelly


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The quote "I've lived a lot of lives. I've been married eight times..." is from Elizabeth Taylor's autobiography, My Story.

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