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Philip Larkin
  • 1. When was Philip Larkin born?
A) 1930
B) 1922
C) 1950
D) 1940
  • 2. In which city was Philip Larkin born?
A) Manchester
B) Coventry
C) Birmingham
D) London
  • 3. Which university did Philip Larkin work at as a librarian?
A) University of Hull
B) University of Cambridge
C) University of London
D) University of Oxford
  • 4. What was the title of Philip Larkin's first poetry collection?
A) High Windows
B) A Girl in Winter
C) The North Ship
D) The Less Deceived
  • 5. Which literary award did Philip Larkin win in 1965?
A) Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
B) Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
C) Booker Prize
D) Nobel Prize in Literature
  • 6. What was the title of Philip Larkin's last poetry collection published during his lifetime?
A) Aubade
B) The Whitsun Weddings
C) The Less Deceived
D) High Windows
  • 7. Philip Larkin's poetry is often associated with which literary movement?
A) Modernism
B) The Movement
C) Beat Generation
D) Romanticism
  • 8. In which year did Philip Larkin pass away?
A) 1975
B) 1965
C) 1985
D) 1995
  • 9. What pen name did Philip Larkin use when contributing jazz criticism to The Daily Telegraph?
A) Brunette Coleman
B) Blonde Harrison
C) Redhead Smith
D) Black-Haired Davis
  • 10. Philip Larkin famously held what position at the University of Hull?
A) Chancellor
B) Professor of Poetry
C) Dean
D) Librarian
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