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Autobiographies of Eminent Authors

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Which author's autobiography begins with the line, 'I write this sitting in a house that is very pleasant to me'?

  1. Mark Twain

  2. Charles Dickens

  3. Leo Tolstoy

  4. Fyodor Dostoevsky


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mark Twain's autobiography, titled 'Autobiography of Mark Twain', begins with the line, 'I write this sitting in a house that is very pleasant to me'.

In his autobiography, Frederick Douglass describes his experience as a slave in which state?

  1. Maryland

  2. Virginia

  3. Georgia

  4. Mississippi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frederick Douglass's autobiography, titled 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave', describes his experience as a slave in Maryland.

Which author's autobiography is titled 'The Story of My Life'?

  1. Helen Keller

  2. Harriet Tubman

  3. Sojourner Truth

  4. Rosa Parks


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Helen Keller's autobiography is titled 'The Story of My Life'.

In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin describes his arrival in Philadelphia in which year?

  1. 1723

  2. 1730

  3. 1740

  4. 1750


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, titled 'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin', describes his arrival in Philadelphia in 1723.

Which author's autobiography begins with the line, 'I was born in a small town in the Midwest'?

  1. Maya Angelou

  2. James Baldwin

  3. Richard Wright

  4. Zora Neale Hurston


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Maya Angelou's autobiography, titled 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings', begins with the line, 'I was born in a small town in the Midwest'.

In her autobiography, Malala Yousafzai describes her experience as a victim of a Taliban attack in which country?

  1. Pakistan

  2. Afghanistan

  3. India

  4. Bangladesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Malala Yousafzai's autobiography, titled 'I Am Malala', describes her experience as a victim of a Taliban attack in Pakistan.

Which author's autobiography is titled 'Long Walk to Freedom'?

  1. Nelson Mandela

  2. Desmond Tutu

  3. Winnie Mandela

  4. Thabo Mbeki


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nelson Mandela's autobiography is titled 'Long Walk to Freedom'.

In his autobiography, Malcolm X describes his experience as a member of which organization?

  1. Nation of Islam

  2. Black Panther Party

  3. Southern Christian Leadership Conference

  4. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Malcolm X's autobiography, titled 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X', describes his experience as a member of the Nation of Islam.

Which author's autobiography is titled 'The Education of Henry Adams'?

  1. Henry Adams

  2. William James

  3. Ralph Waldo Emerson

  4. Henry David Thoreau


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Henry Adams's autobiography is titled 'The Education of Henry Adams'.

In her autobiography, Anne Frank describes her experience as a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in which city?

  1. Amsterdam

  2. Berlin

  3. Paris

  4. London


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anne Frank's autobiography, titled 'The Diary of a Young Girl', describes her experience as a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam.

Which author's autobiography is titled 'My Life and Work'?

  1. Henry Ford

  2. Thomas Edison

  3. Andrew Carnegie

  4. John D. Rockefeller


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Henry Ford's autobiography is titled 'My Life and Work'.

In his autobiography, Ulysses S. Grant describes his experience as a general in which war?

  1. American Civil War

  2. Mexican-American War

  3. Spanish-American War

  4. World War I


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ulysses S. Grant's autobiography, titled 'Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant', describes his experience as a general in the American Civil War.

Which author's autobiography is titled 'The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas'?

  1. Gertrude Stein

  2. Alice B. Toklas

  3. Ernest Hemingway

  4. F. Scott Fitzgerald


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gertrude Stein's autobiography is titled 'The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas'.

In his autobiography, Winston Churchill describes his experience as a soldier in which war?

  1. World War I

  2. World War II

  3. Boer War

  4. Spanish-American War


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Winston Churchill's autobiography, titled 'My Early Life', describes his experience as a soldier in World War I.

Which author's autobiography is titled 'The Life of Mahatma Gandhi'?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  4. Subhas Chandra Bose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography is titled 'The Life of Mahatma Gandhi'.

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