- 1. In which year was Evelyn Waugh born?
A) 1903
B) 1879
C) 1945
D) 1920
- 2. What was Evelyn Waugh's first published novel?
A) Decline and Fall
B) A Handful of Dust
C) Scoop
D) Brideshead Revisited
- 3. Which war did Evelyn Waugh serve in?
A) Vietnam War
B) World War II
C) World War I
D) Korean War
- 4. Which prestigious college did Evelyn Waugh attend at Oxford University?
A) Pembroke College
B) Christ Church
C) Hertford College
D) Magdalen College
- 5. What is the title of Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel set in the world of journalism?
A) Sword of Honour
B) Brideshead Revisited
C) Scoop
D) A Handful of Dust
- 6. In which country did Evelyn Waugh die?
A) Italy
B) United States
C) England
D) France
- 7. What is the title of Evelyn Waugh's trilogy of novels based on his experiences during World War II?
A) The Raj Quartet
B) Sword of Honour
C) A Dance to the Music of Time
D) The Alexandria Quartet
- 8. What nationality was Evelyn Waugh?
A) British
B) American
C) French
D) Russian
- 9. Who is the protagonist of Evelyn Waugh's novel 'Brideshead Revisited'?
A) Lady Marchmain
B) Charles Ryder
C) Julia Flyte
D) Sebastian Flyte
- 10. Which of Evelyn Waugh's novels is a dark comedy about the funeral industry?
A) Vile Bodies
B) The Loved One
C) Men at Arms
D) Basil Seal Rides Again
- 11. For which literary award was Evelyn Waugh nominated multiple times but never won during his lifetime?
A) National Book Award
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Nobel Prize in Literature
D) Man Booker Prize
- 12. Which continent did Evelyn Waugh travel to for inspiration for his novel 'Black Mischief'?
A) South America
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) Asia
- 13. Which novelist is often considered to be Evelyn Waugh's literary rival and contemporary?
A) Graham Greene
B) George Orwell
C) Virginia Woolf
D) D.H. Lawrence
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