The Life Of Graham Greene by Norman Sherry
  • 1. What was the title of Greene's first published novel?
A) Brighton Rock
B) Stamboul Train
C) The Man Within
D) The Power and the Glory
  • 2. Which religion did Graham Greene convert to in 1926?
A) Baptism
B) Methodism
C) Anglicanism
D) Catholicism
  • 3. What was the name of Greene's wife whom he married in 1927?
A) Elisabeth Dennys
B) Catherine Walston
C) Vivien Dayrell-Browning
D) Dorothy Glover
  • 4. Which country served as the setting for 'The Power and the Glory'?
A) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) Argentina
D) Vietnam
  • 5. Which novel features the character Harry Lime?
A) Our Man in Havana
B) The Third Man
C) The Comedians
D) The Quiet American
  • 6. In which African country is 'The Heart of the Matter' set?
A) South Africa
B) Nigeria
C) Sierra Leone
D) Kenya
  • 7. What was the name of Greene's long-term mistress?
A) Catherine Walston
B) Anita Björk
C) Vivien Dayrell-Browning
D) Dorothy Glover
  • 8. Which political leader did Greene personally meet and admire?
A) Fidel Castro
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Winston Churchill
  • 9. Which novel was inspired by Greene's experiences in Vietnam?
A) The Quiet American
B) The Human Factor
C) The Honorary Consul
D) The Comedians
  • 10. What literary term is often used to describe Greene's serious novels?
A) Protestant novels
B) Existential novels
C) Gothic novels
D) Catholic novels
  • 11. What was the cause of Graham Greene's death?
A) Leukemia
B) Heart attack
C) Pneumonia
D) Stroke
  • 12. What was Greene's relationship with the British government?
A) Official spokesperson
B) Strong supporter
C) Neutral observer
D) Often critical
  • 13. Which literary prize did Greene never win despite multiple nominations?
A) Booker Prize
B) Hawthornden Prize
C) James Tait Black Prize
D) Nobel Prize
  • 14. How many volumes comprise Norman Sherry's biography of Greene?
A) Two
B) One
C) Four
D) Three
  • 15. What was Graham Greene's profession?
A) Musician
B) Novelist
C) Painter
D) Scientist
  • 16. Who wrote the biography 'The Life Of Graham Greene'?
A) Ian McEwan
B) Norman Sherry
C) John le Carré
D) Martin Amis
  • 17. Which intelligence agency did Greene work for during WWII?
A) MI6
B) Mossad
C) KGB
D) CIA
  • 18. Greene divided his works into novels and what other category?
A) Chronicles
B) Tales
C) Fables
D) Entertainments
  • 19. In which city was Greene born?
A) Cambridge
B) Oxford
C) London
D) Berkhamsted
  • 20. Greene attended which university?
A) London
B) Edinburgh
C) Cambridge
D) Oxford
  • 21. Greene's 'The Third Man' was originally written as what?
A) Play
B) Radio drama
C) Film treatment
D) Short story
  • 22. Greene suffered from what condition, which influenced his writing?
A) Paralysis
B) Bipolar disorder
C) Deafness
D) Blindness
  • 23. In which decade did Greene die?
A) 1970s
B) 2000s
C) 1990s
D) 1980s
  • 24. Greene's 'The Comedians' is set in which country?
A) Brazil
B) Chile
C) Argentina
D) Haiti
  • 25. What was the occupation of Greene's father?
A) Lawyer
B) Headmaster
C) Doctor
D) Clergyman
  • 26. Greene worked as a journalist for which newspaper?
A) The Times
B) The Independent
C) Daily Mail
D) The Guardian
  • 27. Which novel features the character Scobie?
A) The Heart of the Matter
B) A Burnt-Out Case
C) The Honorary Consul
D) The Human Factor
  • 28. Which novel features a whisky priest as its protagonist?
A) The Power and the Glory
B) A Burnt-Out Case
C) The Comedians
D) The Honorary Consul
  • 29. How many children did Greene have?
A) One
B) Three
C) Two
D) None
  • 30. What was Greene's first major critical success?
A) Stamboul Train
B) England Made Me
C) The Man Within
D) It's a Battlefield
  • 31. What was Sherry's profession besides being a biographer?
A) Psychologist
B) Novelist
C) Journalist
D) Academic professor
  • 32. What was the profession of Norman Sherry?
A) Journalist
B) Literary critic
C) Novelist
D) Biographer
  • 33. Which continent provided settings for several Greene novels?
A) South America
B) Africa
C) Australia
D) Asia
  • 34. What was Greene's attitude toward his fame?
A) Ambivalent
B) Completely rejected it
C) Indifferent
D) Eagerly sought it
  • 35. What was Greene's primary occupation?
A) Writer
B) Politician
C) Teacher
D) Diplomat
  • 36. What literary movement was Greene associated with?
A) Postmodernism
B) Romanticism
C) Modernism
D) Realism
  • 37. Which famous writer was Greene's cousin?
A) D.H. Lawrence
B) Charles Dickens
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 38. How long did Sherry work on Greene's biography?
A) 30 years
B) 10 years
C) 5 years
D) Over 20 years
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