English Language

Literary Analysis

4,216 Questions

Analyze classic and modernist novels, autobiographies, plays, and graphic novels across various genres. This topic tests your familiarity with prominent authors, literary movements, and thematic elements. Questions appear regularly in the English language sections of SSC, banking, and teaching competency exams.

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Literary Analysis Questions

Multiple choice

Which graphic novel was banned in Australia in 1994?

  1. The Adventures of Tintin

  2. Maus

  3. Watchmen

  4. The Catcher in the Rye
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The Catcher in the Rye was banned in Australia in 1994 because it was considered to be too offensive to young people.

Multiple choice

Which book is credited with raising public awareness about the dangers of pesticides?

  1. Silent Spring

  2. A Sand County Almanac

  3. The End of Nature

  4. The Sixth Extinction
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Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring", published in 1962, brought widespread attention to the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment and human health.

Multiple choice

Which famous novel by Leo Tolstoy is set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia?

  1. War and Peace

  2. Anna Karenina

  3. The Death of Ivan Ilyich

  4. Hadji Murad
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Leo Tolstoy's epic novel 'War and Peace' provides a detailed account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and its impact on Russian society.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its explicit sexual content?

  1. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

  2. The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

  3. My Life and Work by Henry Ford

  4. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X was banned in the United States for its explicit sexual content and its portrayal of violence.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in China for its portrayal of the Cultural Revolution?

  1. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

  2. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

  3. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

  4. The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang was banned in China for its portrayal of the Cultural Revolution and its criticism of the Chinese government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in South Africa for its criticism of the apartheid regime?

  1. Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

  2. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

  3. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane

  4. No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu
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Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela was banned in South Africa for its criticism of the apartheid regime and its portrayal of Mandela's imprisonment.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in Iran for its portrayal of the Iranian Revolution?

  1. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

  2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

  3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

  4. The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi was banned in Iran for its portrayal of the Iranian Revolution and its criticism of the Iranian government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in Turkey for its portrayal of the Armenian Genocide?

  1. The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel

  2. The Promise by Taner Akcam

  3. Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian

  4. Ravished Armenia by Aurora Mardiganian
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The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel was banned in Turkey for its portrayal of the Armenian Genocide and its criticism of the Turkish government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in Israel for its portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

  1. My Promised Land by Ari Shavit

  2. The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan

  3. The Occupation of the West Bank by Meron Benvenisti

  4. The Iron Cage by Rashid Khalidi
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My Promised Land by Ari Shavit was banned in Israel for its portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its criticism of the Israeli government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in the United Kingdom for its portrayal of the British Empire?

  1. The Empire Strikes Back by Salman Rushdie

  2. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

  3. Shame by Salman Rushdie

  4. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
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The Empire Strikes Back by Salman Rushdie was banned in the United Kingdom for its portrayal of the British Empire and its criticism of the British government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Civil War?

  1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

  2. Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

  3. Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington

  4. The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Civil War and its criticism of the American government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Indian Wars?

  1. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

  2. The Trail of Tears by John Ehle

  3. The Indian Removal Act by Andrew Jackson

  4. The Battle of Little Bighorn by Evan S. Connell
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Indian Wars and its criticism of the American government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Vietnam War?

  1. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

  2. Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

  3. The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford

  4. Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Vietnam War and its criticism of the American government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Iraq War?

  1. The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

  2. The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

  3. The Good Soldiers by David Finkel

  4. The Long Road Home by Martha Raddatz
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The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Iraq War and its criticism of the American government.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the War on Terror?

  1. The Guantanamo Diaries by Mohamedou Ould Slahi

  2. My Guantanamo Diary by Murat Kurnaz

  3. The Torture Report by the Senate Intelligence Committee

  4. The Drone Papers by The Intercept
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The Guantanamo Diaries by Mohamedou Ould Slahi was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the War on Terror and its criticism of the American government.