Ireland has a long and impressive history of great literature. Test your knowledge of the classics as well as some contemporary Irish masterpieces. Enjoy The Beloved Irish Literature Quiz!
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The Beloved Irish Literature Quiz
Results
#1. The character Leopold Bloom appears in which James Joyce work?
Unlucky! Leopold Bloom appears in Ulysses
#2. Which of these is not a short story collection by Claire Keegan?
Unlucky! Dark Lies the Island was written by Kevin Barry
#3. The Magician by Colm TóibÃn is a portrait of which famous Author?
Unlucky! German author Thomas Mann is the subject of The Magician
#4. The Country Girls by Edna O’Brien was published in which year?
Unlucky! It was published in 1960
#5. Anne Enright won The Booker Prize in 2007 with which novel?
Unlucky! The Gathering won the 2007 Booker Prize
#6. Under the Sunset is a 1881 short story collection by which famous Irish writer?
Unlucky! Bram Stoker is the author
#7. Brian O’Nolan was the real name of which famous Irish author?
Unlucky! Flann O’Brien was the pen name of Brian O’Nolan
#8. The Untouchable by John Banville was loosely based on the life of which famous person?
Unlucky! it was loosely based on Anthony Blunt
#9. Published in 1990, who wrote Circle Of Friends?
Unlucky! Maeve Binchy wrote Circle Of Friends
#10. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde was notable for which of these reasons?
Unlucky! It was his only published novel, he did write many short stories and was a noted playwright.
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