Think you're well-read? Take our World Lit quiz
Sure, you can impress the members of your local book club. But how well read are you, really? Would your book knowledge stand up in a bracing World Lit 101 classroom discussion? The following questions are based on a core cluster of internationally renowned literary titles that appear again and again on the must-read lists of many of America's top colleges. Have you read them? Do you remember them? (Warning: Spoilers and challenging questions abound!)
1. In Shakespeare's "Hamlet," how does the Ghost say that Hamlet's father, the king, was murdered?
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Claudius put poison in the king's cup before he drank from it. |
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Claudius suffocated the king with a pillow while he was asleep. |
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Claudius poured poison in the king's ear while he was sleeping. |
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Gertrude held the king while Claudius stabbed him in the heart. |
