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A Literary Nightmare - Exam
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  • 1. In what year was 'A Literary Nightmare' written by Mark Twain?
A) 1876
B) 1896
C) 1905
D) 1888
  • 2. What is the alternate title of 'A Literary Nightmare'?
A) 'Earworms and Nightmares'
B) 'Twain's Troubles'
C) 'The Jingle's Curse'
D) 'Punch, Brothers, Punch!'
  • 3. Who were the original creators of the jingle featured in 'A Literary Nightmare'?
A) Isaac Bromley, Noah Brooks, W. C. Wyckoff, and Moses W. Handy
B) W. C. Wyckoff and Isaac Bromley alone
C) The New York Tribune editors
D) Mark Twain and his friends
  • 4. How did Mark Twain initially encounter the jingle?
A) On a tram ride with Isaac Bromley
B) In a morning newspaper
C) At a university meeting
D) From his friend, the Reverend
  • 5. What did Mark Twain do to cure himself of the jingle?
A) Visited a doctor for treatment
B) Ignored it until it went away on its own
C) Wrote a new poem to counteract it
D) He transferred it to his friend, the Reverend
  • 6. What was one effect of the jingle on the Reverend?
A) He forgot how to preach entirely
B) It influenced his homilies, causing churchgoers to sway
C) He became more focused in his sermons
D) He wrote a new hymn inspired by it
  • 7. How did Mark Twain ultimately help the Reverend?
A) By transferring the jingle to university students
B) By writing a counter-jingle
C) By ignoring it until the Reverend forgot
D) By praying for him
  • 8. What inspired the name of the progressive bluegrass band Punch Brothers?
A) An old folk tale
B) 'A Literary Nightmare' and its jingle
C) A popular song from the 1970s
D) A famous poem by Robert Frost
  • 9. In which publication was the original jingle published?
A) The Atlantic Monthly
B) Harper's Magazine
C) The New York Tribune
D) The Boston Globe
  • 10. What did Richard Dawkins cite 'A Literary Nightmare' as an example of?
A) A meme
B) A historical event
C) A literary masterpiece
D) A psychological disorder
  • 11. Which languages were translations of the jingle attempted in, according to The New York Times?
A) French, Latin, and Italian
B) Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
C) Arabic, Hebrew, and Greek
D) German, Spanish, and Russian
  • 12. Who translated the jingle into French for 'Revue des Deux Mondes'?
A) Isaac Bromley
B) Swinburne
C) Noah Brooks
D) Mark Twain
  • 13. When did the first Russian translation of the jingle appear?
A) 1876
B) 1949
C) 1896
D) 1915
  • 14. What was Nina Daruzes' contribution to the jingle's translations?
A) She wrote an Italian version
B) She translated it into Russian in 1949
C) She composed a musical adaptation
D) She published it in The New York Times
  • 15. In which medium was 'A Literary Nightmare' referenced as evidence of earworms?
A) A scientific journal
B) A Broadway play
C) A radio broadcast
D) A Ted-Ed video
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