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Eve's Diary - Test
  • 1. In which magazine was 'Eve's Diary' first published?
A) Harper's Bazaar
B) The Atlantic Monthly
C) Scribner's Magazine
D) Collier's Weekly
  • 2. What is the format of 'Eve's Diary'?
A) A comic short story written as a diary
B) An autobiography
C) A play
D) A novel
  • 3. Who illustrated the book version of 'Eve's Diary'?
A) Lester Ralph
B) Winslow Homer
C) Norman Rockwell
D) Thomas Nast
  • 4. What was controversial about Lester Ralph's illustrations in 'Eve's Diary'?
A) They depicted violence
B) They contained religious symbols
C) They included political figures
D) Depictions of an unclothed woman were considered pornographic
  • 5. Which library banned 'Eve's Diary'?
A) The Boston Public Library
B) The Chicago Public Library
C) A library in Charlton, Massachusetts
D) The New York Public Library
  • 6. What did Mark Twain say about the controversy over his book?
A) 'Clothes make the man, but they do not improve the woman.'
B) 'I wrote the book; I did not make the pictures.'
C) 'The whole episode has rather amused me.'
D) 'You see they did not object to my book; they objected to Lester Ralph's pictures.'
  • 7. Who is 'Eve's Diary' claimed to be translated from?
A) The original manuscript (MS)
B) An Egyptian papyrus
C) A Greek manuscript
D) A medieval scroll
  • 8. What is the tone of 'Eve's Diary' compared to other works in the series?
A) Darker and more serious
B) Mystical and philosophical
C) Humorous and satirical
D) Lighter, with a strong appreciation for beauty and love
  • 9. What might 'Eve's Diary' have been written as?
A) A critique of contemporary society
B) An exploration of scientific theories
C) A posthumous love-letter to Mark Twain's wife Olivia Langdon Clemens
D) A political commentary
  • 10. Who adapted 'Eve's Diary' into a play?
A) David Birney
B) Neil Simon
C) Tennessee Williams
D) Arthur Miller
  • 11. What is the title of David Birney's adaptation of 'Eve's Diary'?
A) The Adventures of Adam and Eve
B) Twain's Tales of Eden
C) Adam and Eve: A New Beginning
D) Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve
  • 12. Which musical adapted both 'Eve's Diary' and 'Extracts from Adam's Diary'?
A) Les Misérables
B) The Apple Tree
C) West Side Story
D) Fiddler on the Roof
  • 13. What did Mark Twain say about the librarians who banned his book?
A) 'The whole episode has rather amused me.'
B) 'You see they did not object to my book; they objected to Lester Ralph's pictures.'
C) 'The deep unconscious irony of it delights me and doesn't anger me.'
D) 'I have no feeling of vindictiveness over the stand of the librarians there — I am only amused.'
  • 14. What is the narrative perspective of 'Eve's Diary'?
A) First-person account by Eve
B) Second-person
C) Multiple perspectives
D) Third-person omniscient
  • 15. How many illustrations did Lester Ralph create for 'Eve's Diary'?
A) 75
B) 30
C) 55
D) 100
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