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Literary Societies and Organizations

Test your knowledge about various literary societies and organizations that have played a significant role in the literary world.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary society was founded in 1824 by Sir Walter Scott and other prominent Scottish writers?

  1. The Royal Society of Edinburgh
  2. The Edinburgh Review
  3. The Bannatyne Club
  4. The Highland Society of London
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the oldest literary society in the United States?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  2. The American Philosophical Society
  3. The New York Public Library
  4. The Library of Congress
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary organization was founded in 1921 by a group of American writers, including Sinclair Lewis, Sherwood Anderson, and F. Scott Fitzgerald?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the international organization that promotes literature and protects the rights of authors?

  1. UNESCO
  2. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
  3. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  4. The International PEN
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary society was founded in 1857 by a group of British writers, including Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, and Anthony Trollope?

  1. The Royal Society of Literature
  2. The London Library
  3. The Athenaeum Club
  4. The Garrick Club
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the literary organization that was founded in 1904 by a group of American women writers, including Edith Wharton, Mary Wilkins Freeman, and Sarah Orne Jewett?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary society was founded in 1913 by a group of American writers, including Amy Lowell, Ezra Pound, and Harriet Monroe?

  1. The Poetry Society of America
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the literary organization that was founded in 1922 by a group of American writers, including Sherwood Anderson, Waldo Frank, and Van Wyck Brooks?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary society was founded in 1925 by a group of American writers, including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the literary organization that was founded in 1935 by a group of American writers, including Archibald MacLeish, Stephen Vincent Benet, and Robert Frost?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary society was founded in 1945 by a group of American writers, including Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, and Saul Bellow?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the literary organization that was founded in 1957 by a group of American writers, including Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Richard Wright?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary society was founded in 1967 by a group of American writers, including John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut, and Joyce Carol Oates?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the literary organization that was founded in 1973 by a group of American writers, including Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Alice Walker?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary society was founded in 1989 by a group of American writers, including Salman Rushdie, Arthur Miller, and Susan Sontag?

  1. The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  2. The National Book Foundation
  3. The Authors Guild
  4. The PEN American Center
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