Historical Settings and Cultures

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In what century is the novel (Pride and Prejudice) by Jane Austen set?

  1. 18th

  2. 19th

  3. 20th

  4. 17th


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The novel (Pride and Prejudice) by Jane Austen is set in the 19th century, specifically in the early 1800s.

Which of the following novels by Charles Dickens is set in the Victorian era?

  1. (A Tale of Two Cities)

  2. (Oliver Twist)

  3. (David Copperfield)

  4. (Great Expectations)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The novel (Great Expectations) by Charles Dickens is set in the Victorian era, which lasted from 1837 to 1901.

In what country is the novel (The Kite Runner) by Khaled Hosseini set?

  1. Afghanistan

  2. Iran

  3. Pakistan

  4. India


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel (The Kite Runner) by Khaled Hosseini is set in Afghanistan, specifically in the city of Kabul.

Which of the following novels by Toni Morrison is set during the Great Depression?

  1. (Beloved)

  2. (The Bluest Eye)

  3. (Sula)

  4. (Jazz)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The novel (Sula) by Toni Morrison is set during the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939.

In what time period is the novel (The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. Tolkien set?

  1. Middle Ages

  2. Renaissance

  3. Industrial Revolution

  4. Victorian era


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel (The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. Tolkien is set in a fictional world that is inspired by the Middle Ages.

Which of the following novels by Gabriel García Márquez is set in the town of Macondo?

  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:

The novel (One Hundred Years of Solitude) by Gabriel García Márquez is set in the fictional town of Macondo.

In what country is the novel (The Joy Luck Club) by Amy Tan set?

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. Vietnam

  4. United States


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The novel (The Joy Luck Club) by Amy Tan is set in the United States, specifically in the city of San Francisco.

Which of the following novels by Salman Rushdie is set during the partition of India?

  1. (Midnight's Children)

  2. (Shame)

  3. (The Satanic Verses)

  4. (Haroun and the Sea of Stories)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel (Midnight's Children) by Salman Rushdie is set during the partition of India in 1947.

In what time period is the novel (The Great Gatsby) by F. Scott Fitzgerald set?

  1. 1920s

  2. 1930s

  3. 1940s

  4. 1950s


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel (The Great Gatsby) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the 1920s, specifically during the Jazz Age.

Which of the following novels by Ernest Hemingway is set during the Spanish Civil War?

  1. (The Sun Also Rises)

  2. (A Farewell to Arms)

  3. (For Whom the Bell Tolls)

  4. (The Old Man and the Sea)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The novel (For Whom the Bell Tolls) by Ernest Hemingway is set during the Spanish Civil War, which lasted from 1936 to 1939.

In what country is the novel (The Book Thief) by Markus Zusak set?

  1. Germany

  2. Austria

  3. Switzerland

  4. France


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel (The Book Thief) by Markus Zusak is set in Germany during World War II.

Which of the following novels by J.D. Salinger is set at the Pencey Prep school?

  1. (The Catcher in the Rye)

  2. (Nine Stories)

  3. (Franny and Zooey)

  4. (Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel (The Catcher in the Rye) by J.D. Salinger is set at the Pencey Prep school.

In what time period is the novel (To Kill a Mockingbird) by Harper Lee set?

  1. 1930s

  2. 1940s

  3. 1950s

  4. 1960s


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel (To Kill a Mockingbird) by Harper Lee is set in the 1930s, specifically in the American South.

Which of the following novels by Margaret Mitchell is set during the American Civil War?

  1. (Gone with the Wind)

  2. (A Streetcar Named Desire)

  3. (The Glass Menagerie)

  4. (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The novel (Gone with the Wind) by Margaret Mitchell is set during the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865.

In what country is the novel (The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho set?

  1. Spain

  2. Portugal

  3. Brazil

  4. Egypt


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The novel (The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho is set in Egypt, specifically in the desert.

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