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Biographies of Pulitzer Prize Winners

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Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1918?

  1. William Cabell Bruce

  2. Gamaliel Bradford

  3. Herbert Croly

  4. Henry Adams


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Cabell Bruce won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1918 for his book 'Benjamin Franklin Self-Revealed'.

Which author won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1928?

  1. Burton J. Hendrick

  2. Emily Newell Blair

  3. M. A. DeWolfe Howe

  4. Claude G. Bowers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Burton J. Hendrick won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1928 for his book 'The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page'.

Who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1936?

  1. Douglas Southall Freeman

  2. Allan Nevins

  3. Carl Van Doren

  4. Henry F. Pringle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Douglas Southall Freeman won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1936 for his book 'R. E. Lee: A Biography'.

Which author received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1943?

  1. Samuel Eliot Morison

  2. Carl Van Doren

  3. Ralph Waldo Emerson

  4. Henry Seidel Canby


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Samuel Eliot Morison won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1943 for his book 'Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus'.

Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1952?

  1. Merrill Jensen

  2. David Donald

  3. Bruce Catton

  4. Margaret Leech


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Merrill Jensen won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1952 for his book 'The Founding of a Nation: A History of the American Revolution, 1763-1776'.

Which author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1962?

  1. Leon Edel

  2. Catherine Drinker Bowen

  3. David Donald

  4. Edmund Morris


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leon Edel won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1962 for his book 'Henry James: The Untried Years, 1843-1870'.

Who received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1972?

  1. Justin Kaplan

  2. Barbara Tuchman

  3. David McCullough

  4. Edmund Morris


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Justin Kaplan won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1972 for his book 'Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain'.

Which author won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1981?

  1. Robert A. Caro

  2. David McCullough

  3. Edmund Morris

  4. Ron Chernow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert A. Caro won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1981 for his book 'The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power'.

Who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1990?

  1. David McCullough

  2. Edmund Morris

  3. Ron Chernow

  4. Robert Caro


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

David McCullough won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1990 for his book 'Truman'.

Which author received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2000?

  1. Edmund Morris

  2. Ron Chernow

  3. David McCullough

  4. Robert Caro


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edmund Morris won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2000 for his book 'Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan'.

Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2010?

  1. Ron Chernow

  2. David McCullough

  3. Robert Caro

  4. Edmund Morris


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ron Chernow won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2010 for his book 'Washington: A Life'.

Which author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2018?

  1. David McCullough

  2. Robert Caro

  3. Edmund Morris

  4. Ron Chernow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

David McCullough won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2018 for his book 'The Wright Brothers'.

Who received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2021?

  1. Isabel Wilkerson

  2. Robert Caro

  3. Edmund Morris

  4. Ron Chernow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Isabel Wilkerson won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2021 for her book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents'.

Which author won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2022?

  1. Heather Clark

  2. Robert Caro

  3. Edmund Morris

  4. Ron Chernow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Heather Clark won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2022 for her book 'Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath'.

Who has won the most Pulitzer Prizes for Biography?

  1. Robert Caro

  2. David McCullough

  3. Edmund Morris

  4. Ron Chernow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Caro has won the most Pulitzer Prizes for Biography, with three awards in 1975, 1983, and 2002.

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