F. Scott Fitzgerald - Quiz
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  • 1. When was F. Scott Fitzgerald born?
A) 1900
B) 1896
C) 1920
D) 1888
  • 2. What novel is F. Scott Fitzgerald best known for?
A) Pride and Prejudice
B) To Kill a Mockingbird
C) The Great Gatsby
D) 1984
  • 3. Which one of Fitzgerald's novels was published posthumously?
A) This Side of Paradise
B) The Beautiful and Damned
C) Tender Is the Night
D) The Last Tycoon
  • 4. Where was F. Scott Fitzgerald born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) St. Paul, Minnesota
C) New York City, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
  • 5. What is the title of Fitzgerald's first novel?
A) Tender Is the Night
B) The Great Gatsby
C) This Side of Paradise
D) The Beautiful and Damned
  • 6. Which writer was a close friend of Fitzgerald and influenced his writing?
A) Virginia Woolf
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) William Faulkner
D) Edith Wharton
  • 7. What is the last completed novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
A) The Great Gatsby
B) This Side of Paradise
C) Tender Is the Night
D) The Beautiful and Damned
  • 8. What is the protagonist's name in 'The Great Gatsby'?
A) Jay Gatsby
B) Nick Carraway
C) Atticus Finch
D) Holden Caulfield
  • 9. 'Tales of the Jazz Age' is a collection of?
A) Novel
B) Short Stories
C) Essays
D) Poetry
  • 10. Fitzgerald's real first name is?
A) Frederick
B) Fabian
C) Francis
D) Felix
  • 11. Which university did F. Scott Fitzgerald briefly attend but did not graduate from?
A) Yale University
B) Princeton University
C) Harvard University
D) Stanford University
  • 12. In which war did Fitzgerald serve in the military?
A) Korean War
B) World War I
C) Civil War
D) Vietnam War
  • 13. How many novels did F. Scott Fitzgerald publish during his lifetime?
A) Six
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
  • 14. Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife that struggled with mental health issues?
A) Sheilah Graham
B) Zelda Sayre
C) Ginevra King
D) Edith Wharton
  • 15. What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's occupation in Hollywood?
A) Actor
B) Producer
C) Director
D) Screenwriter
  • 16. Who edited and published 'The Last Tycoon' after Fitzgerald's death?
A) Edmund Wilson
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Sheilah Graham
D) Zelda Sayre
  • 17. What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's financial situation during the Great Depression?
A) Remained stable
B) Prospered
C) Became wealthy
D) Struggled financially
  • 18. What illness did Zelda Sayre suffer from?
A) Bipolar disorder
B) Schizophrenia
C) Alzheimer's disease
D) Depression
  • 19. Which magazine was NOT mentioned as one F. Fitzgerald wrote for?
A) The New Yorker
B) Collier's Weekly
C) The Saturday Evening Post
D) Esquire
  • 20. What was the cause of F. Scott Fitzgerald's death?
A) Pneumonia
B) Alcoholism
C) Car accident
D) Heart attack
  • 21. What was Fitzgerald's mother's name?
A) Elizabeth Fitzgerald
B) Sarah Fitzgerald
C) Anne Fitzgerald
D) Mary 'Molly' McQuillan Fitzgerald
  • 22. Which business did Edward Fitzgerald start after the Civil War?
A) A grocery store
B) A textile mill
C) A wicker-furniture manufacturing business
D) A bank
  • 23. Where was Mary Surratt, related to Fitzgerald's father, executed?
A) For espionage during World War I
B) For theft
C) For conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
D) During the Civil War
  • 24. Which school did Fitzgerald attend in Buffalo from 1905 to 1908?
A) Procter & Gamble School
B) Holy Angels Convent
C) Buffalo High School
D) Nardin Academy
  • 25. What happened to Fitzgerald's father in March 1908?
A) He started a new business
B) He won the lottery
C) He retired
D) He was fired from Procter & Gamble
  • 26. What school did Fitzgerald attend in Saint Paul after returning there?
A) Newman School
B) St. Paul Academy
C) Procter & Gamble Academy
D) Buffalo High School
  • 27. Where was the first piece of Fitzgerald's fiction published?
A) In a family newsletter
B) On a national news website
C) In the school newspaper at St. Paul Academy
D) In a local magazine
  • 28. Which Catholic prep school did Fitzgerald attend in New Jersey?
A) Holy Angels Convent
B) St. Paul Academy
C) The Newman School in Hackensack
D) Nardin Academy
  • 29. Who recognized Fitzgerald's literary potential at the Newman School?
A) His father, Edward Fitzgerald
B) Father Sigourney Fay
C) Fitzgerald's mother
D) A school teacher
  • 30. In which year did F. Scott Fitzgerald graduate from Newman?
A) 1915
B) 1912
C) 1913
D) 1914
  • 31. Who helped F. Scott Fitzgerald find a home in Delaware?
A) Edmund Wilson
B) John Biggs Jr.
C) Max Perkins
D) John Peale Bishop
  • 32. Which of the following characters was inspired by Ginevra King in 'This Side of Paradise'?
A) Daisy Buchanan
B) Jordan Baker
C) Isabelle Borgé
D) Amory Blaine
  • 33. Which military rank did F. Scott Fitzgerald achieve in the United States Army?
A) Major
B) Captain
C) Second lieutenant
D) Sergeant
  • 34. Who was the commanding officer of the training camp where Fitzgerald was stationed?
A) General Douglas MacArthur
B) Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Colonel George Patton
D) Major Richard Nixon
  • 35. What was the title of the manuscript F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote before World War I?
A) Tender Is the Night
B) The Great Gatsby
C) This Side of Paradise
D) The Romantic Egotist
  • 36. Which publisher rejected 'The Romantic Egotist'?
A) Penguin Books
B) Harper & Brothers
C) Random House
D) Scribner's
  • 37. Who praised Fitzgerald's writing after rejecting 'The Romantic Egotist'?
A) Edmund Wilson
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) John Peale Bishop
D) Max Perkins
  • 38. What did Max Perkins encourage Fitzgerald to do after rejecting 'The Romantic Egotist'?
A) Give up writing
B) Resubmit it after further revisions
C) Submit it to another publisher immediately
D) Abandon the manuscript
  • 39. Where was Fitzgerald garrisoned with the 45th and 67th Infantry Regiments?
A) Chicago
B) New York City
C) Camp Mills, Long Island
D) Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, Alabama
  • 40. What did Fitzgerald continue writing to after meeting Zelda?
A) An editor for a newspaper
B) Zelda
C) Ginevra
D) His mother
  • 41. What did the Fitzgeralds accuse each other of as their quarrels worsened?
A) Financial mismanagement
B) Poor parenting
C) Marital infidelities
D) Lack of ambition
  • 42. Who was Zelda infatuated with during their time on the French Riviera?
A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
B) Maxwell Perkins
C) Édouard Jozan
D) T. S. Eliot
  • 43. What was Fitzgerald's job in New York City?
A) Teaching at a university
B) Serving as an editor for a magazine
C) Writing advertising copy
D) Working as a journalist
  • 44. Which literary style did 'The Beautiful and Damned' emulate?
A) Joseph Conrad's narrative style
B) Willa Cather's lyrical prose
C) Thomas Hardy's ironical-pessimistic style
D) H. G. Wells' science fiction
  • 45. What contributed to The Great Gatsby's later acclaim and popularity?
A) A television series based on the novel
B) A film adaptation in the 1930s
C) A Broadway play
D) The popular dust-jacket art named Celestial Eyes.
  • 46. Which story did Fitzgerald describe as his first attempt at the Gatsby idea?
A) Babylon Revisited
B) The Vegetable
C) Winter Dreams
D) The Great Gatsby
  • 47. How many copies did 'This Side of Paradise' sell in its first year?
A) 5,000 copies
B) 100,000 copies
C) 10,000 copies
D) Approximately 40,000 copies
  • 48. What year was 'Tales of the Jazz Age' released?
A) 1921
B) 1923
C) 1924
D) 1922
  • 49. How many short stories did F. Scott Fitzgerald write?
A) 175
B) 164
C) 150
D) 200
  • 50. What did Fitzgerald send Zelda in March 1919?
A) A letter of apology
B) His mother's ring
C) A bouquet of flowers
D) A book he wrote
  • 51. What phrase did Fitzgerald's neighbor Max Gerlach frequently use?
A) "The bee's knees"
B) "Top of the morning"
C) "Gentlemen prefer blondes"
D) "Old sport"
  • 52. What did Edmund Wilson believe Fitzgerald lacked in his early works?
A) Narrative skill
B) Imagination
C) Engagement with socio-political issues
D) Intellectual substance
  • 53. Who first encountered the Fitzgeralds riding on the roof of a taxi?
A) Actor Lew Fields
B) Cartoonist Rube Goldberg
C) Writer Dorothy Parker
D) Comedian Ed Wynn
  • 54. Who criticized Fitzgerald's short stories in 1933?
A) H. L. Mencken
B) Budd Schulberg
C) Journalist Matthew Josephson
D) Harold Ober
  • 55. What type of film was F. Scott Fitzgerald invited to write in Hollywood?
A) A silent drama
B) A flapper comedy
C) A romantic musical
D) A war documentary
  • 56. What was the societal transition that defined the lives of the Jazz Age generation according to Fitzgerald?
A) Reversion to traditional values
B) Industrial revolution
C) Post-war reconstruction
D) Transition towards modernity
  • 57. In which year did the Fitzgeralds return to America after their time in Europe?
A) 1928
B) 1924
C) 1926
D) 1930
  • 58. What did Fitzgerald do while revising his novel?
A) Worked a job repairing train car roofs
B) Wrote articles for newspapers
C) Taught English at a local school
D) Performed in jazz clubs
  • 59. What is a key characteristic of Jay Gatsby that reflects Fitzgerald's own sense of otherness?
A) Clear ethno-religious identity
B) Obscure origins
C) Old Stock American ancestry
D) Established class status
  • 60. Who was Fitzgerald's final companion before his death?
A) Zelda Fitzgerald
B) Sheilah Graham
C) Ginevra King
D) Harold Ober
  • 61. Which of these literary figures praised The Great Gatsby upon its release?
A) James Joyce
B) Virginia Woolf
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) Willa Cather
  • 62. How many rejection letters did Fitzgerald receive for his early writings?
A) 100 rejection letters
B) 200 rejection letters
C) Over 122 rejection letters
D) 50 rejection letters
  • 63. Who successfully petitioned to move Fitzgerald and Zelda's remains to the family plot?
A) Edmund Wilson
B) Scottie
C) Harold Ober
D) Maxwell Perkins
  • 64. When was 'This Side of Paradise' first published?
A) December 25, 1918
B) July 4, 1921
C) March 26, 1920
D) January 15, 1919
  • 65. Where did Zelda undergo treatment for her mental illness in Switzerland?
A) A private sanatorium
B) A university hospital
C) A clinic
D) A general hospital
  • 66. Which critic hailed 'This Side of Paradise' as the best American novel of the year?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) T.S. Eliot
C) Gertrude Stein
D) H. L. Mencken
  • 67. What profession did Max Gerlach have after World War I?
A) An actor
B) A banker
C) A professor
D) A gentleman bootlegger
  • 68. Which magazine did Fitzgerald often write stories for?
A) Time Magazine
B) Reader's Digest
C) The Saturday Evening Post
D) Vogue
  • 69. What did Fitzgerald mock himself as through the character of Pat Hobby?
A) An influential writer.
B) A Hollywood hack.
C) A talented actor.
D) A successful director.
  • 70. How did Hemingway describe the changes Fitzgerald made to his stories for magazines?
A) Whoring
B) Elaborating
C) Enhancing
D) Simplifying
  • 71. What was the primary impetus for Fitzgerald writing short stories?
A) Personal satisfaction
B) Money
C) Artistic expression
D) Critical acclaim
  • 72. Which F. Scott Fitzgerald short story was adapted into a 1921 film?
A) "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
B) "Winter Dreams"
C) "May Day"
D) "The Off-Shore Pirate"
  • 73. Where did the Fitzgeralds spend time after wintering in Italy?
A) Germany
B) Spain
C) France
D) England
  • 74. Where did Fitzgerald and his family sojourn when he faced a marital crisis?
A) London
B) Rome
C) French Riviera
D) Paris
  • 75. Where was 'The Beautiful and Damned' first serialized?
A) The New Yorker
B) Metropolitan Magazine
C) Vanity Fair
D) Scribner's
  • 76. What societal status did F. Scott Fitzgerald feel he lacked during his upbringing?
A) Cultural knowledge
B) Wealth
C) Popularity
D) Education
  • 77. What did the Fitzgeralds consume at every outing during the Jazz Age?
A) Gin-and-fruit concoctions
B) Tea and biscuits
C) Coffee and pastries
D) Wine and cheese
  • 78. Which literary work is the initial title 'Trimalchio' an allusion to?
A) Metamorphoses
B) The Aeneid
C) The Odyssey
D) Satyricon
  • 79. What was the title of Zelda Fitzgerald's fictionalized version of their experiences published in 1932?
A) The Beautiful and Damned
B) "Tender Is the Night"
C) This Side of Paradise
D) Save Me the Waltz
  • 80. Which short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald was adapted into episodes of anthology television series?
A) "The Ice Palace"
B) "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
C) "Winter Dreams"
D) "Absolution"
  • 81. How much did Fitzgerald earn for selling his first story?
A) $30
B) $10
C) $50
D) $100
  • 82. From whom did Fitzgerald borrow biographical incidents for 'The Rich Boy'?
A) Ludlow Fowler
B) Ginevra King
C) Max Perkins
D) John V. A. Weaver
  • 83. Where did F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda relocate after being asked to leave the Biltmore Hotel?
A) The Ritz-Carlton
B) The Waldorf Astoria
C) The Plaza Hotel
D) The Commodore Hotel on 42nd Street
  • 84. What was the name of the estate in Maryland where Fitzgerald rented a place to work on his novel?
A) "Pickfair"
B) "Ellerslie"
C) "La Paix"
D) "Towson Manor"
  • 85. What did Fitzgerald liken the Jazz Age to in terms of societal behavior?
A) A morally permissive time when Americans became disillusioned with prevailing social norms and obsessed with self-gratification
B) An era of strict moral codes and traditional values
C) A period of economic depression and hardship
D) A time of political stability and peace
  • 86. Which F. Scott Fitzgerald short story was adapted into a 1920 film titled 'The Chorus Girl's Romance'?
A) "Winter Dreams"
B) "The Ice Palace"
C) "May Day"
D) "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
  • 87. How much were Fitzgerald's book royalties by 1936?
A) $80
B) $200
C) $500
D) $1000
  • 88. When was Fitzgerald discharged from the army?
A) September 1918
B) November 1918
C) December 1918
D) February 14, 1919
  • 89. In which year did F. Scott Fitzgerald move abroad to Europe?
A) 1923
B) 1924
C) 1925
D) 1926
  • 90. Which novel did Gertrude Cather influence with its portrayal of a wealthy socialite?
A) Tender Is the Night
B) This Side of Paradise
C) A Lost Lady
D) The Beautiful and Damned
  • 91. What did Fitzgerald and Zelda engage in during his Montgomery sojourn?
A) Sexual recklessness
B) Volunteering at a local hospital
C) Writing poetry together
D) Competing in sports
  • 92. What health issue caused F. Scott Fitzgerald's death?
A) lung cancer
B) stroke
C) occlusive coronary arteriosclerosis
D) pulmonary embolism
  • 93. In which decade did F. Scott Fitzgerald become a cult figure in American culture?
A) By the 1960s
B) By the 1950s
C) By the 1970s
D) By the 1940s
  • 94. What was the initial title of The Great Gatsby?
A) Gatsby's Rise
B) The Parvenu's Dream
C) Trimalchio
D) The Long Island Story
  • 95. Which studio did John W. Considine Jr. represent when he invited Fitzgerald to Hollywood?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Paramount Pictures
C) MGM Studios
D) United Artists
  • 96. What was the name of the short story F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about Lois Moran?
A) "Save Me the Waltz"
B) "The Great Gatsby"
C) "Tender Is the Night"
D) "Magnetism"
  • 97. What was the name of F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel?
A) The Beautiful and Damned
B) Tender Is the Night
C) The Great Gatsby
D) This Side of Paradise
  • 98. Which author wrote that Gatsby was the only flawless novel in American literature?
A) Budd Schulberg
B) John O'Hara
C) Edward Newhouse
D) Charles Jackson
  • 99. Which F. Scott Fitzgerald short story was adapted into a 1926 film?
A) "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
B) "Winter Dreams"
C) "May Day"
D) "The Rich Boy"
  • 100. Who observed that Fitzgerald showed a constantly growing mastery as an American novelist?
A) Burke Van Allen
B) John V. A. Weaver
C) Edith Wharton
D) T. S. Eliot
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