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F. Scott Fitzgerald - Quiz
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  • 1. When was F. Scott Fitzgerald born?
A) 1920
B) 1896
C) 1900
D) 1888
  • 2. What novel is F. Scott Fitzgerald best known for?
A) Pride and Prejudice
B) 1984
C) To Kill a Mockingbird
D) The Great Gatsby
  • 3. Which one of Fitzgerald's novels was published posthumously?
A) Tender Is the Night
B) The Beautiful and Damned
C) The Last Tycoon
D) This Side of Paradise
  • 4. Where was F. Scott Fitzgerald born?
A) St. Paul, Minnesota
B) Los Angeles, California
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) New York City, New York
  • 5. What is the title of Fitzgerald's first novel?
A) The Great Gatsby
B) Tender Is the Night
C) This Side of Paradise
D) The Beautiful and Damned
  • 6. Which writer was a close friend of Fitzgerald and influenced his writing?
A) Edith Wharton
B) William Faulkner
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Ernest Hemingway
  • 7. What is the last completed novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
A) The Great Gatsby
B) The Beautiful and Damned
C) Tender Is the Night
D) This Side of Paradise
  • 8. What is the protagonist's name in 'The Great Gatsby'?
A) Atticus Finch
B) Jay Gatsby
C) Nick Carraway
D) Holden Caulfield
  • 9. 'Tales of the Jazz Age' is a collection of?
A) Poetry
B) Short Stories
C) Essays
D) Novel
  • 10. Fitzgerald's real first name is?
A) Felix
B) Frederick
C) Fabian
D) Francis
  • 11. Which university did F. Scott Fitzgerald briefly attend but did not graduate from?
A) Princeton University
B) Harvard University
C) Stanford University
D) Yale University
  • 12. In which war did Fitzgerald serve in the military?
A) World War I
B) Civil War
C) Vietnam War
D) Korean War
  • 13. How many novels did F. Scott Fitzgerald publish during his lifetime?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Three
  • 14. Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife that struggled with mental health issues?
A) Ginevra King
B) Edith Wharton
C) Sheilah Graham
D) Zelda Sayre
  • 15. What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's occupation in Hollywood?
A) Director
B) Producer
C) Screenwriter
D) Actor
  • 16. Who edited and published 'The Last Tycoon' after Fitzgerald's death?
A) Zelda Sayre
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Edmund Wilson
D) Sheilah Graham
  • 17. What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's financial situation during the Great Depression?
A) Remained stable
B) Became wealthy
C) Prospered
D) Struggled financially
  • 18. What illness did Zelda Sayre suffer from?
A) Bipolar disorder
B) Schizophrenia
C) Depression
D) Alzheimer's disease
  • 19. Which magazine was NOT mentioned as one F. Fitzgerald wrote for?
A) The Saturday Evening Post
B) Esquire
C) Collier's Weekly
D) The New Yorker
  • 20. What was the cause of F. Scott Fitzgerald's death?
A) Car accident
B) Heart attack
C) Pneumonia
D) Alcoholism
  • 21. What was Fitzgerald's mother's name?
A) Sarah Fitzgerald
B) Elizabeth Fitzgerald
C) Mary 'Molly' McQuillan Fitzgerald
D) Anne Fitzgerald
  • 22. Which business did Edward Fitzgerald start after the Civil War?
A) A bank
B) A textile mill
C) A wicker-furniture manufacturing business
D) A grocery store
  • 23. Where was Mary Surratt, related to Fitzgerald's father, executed?
A) During the Civil War
B) For espionage during World War I
C) For theft
D) For conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
  • 24. Which school did Fitzgerald attend in Buffalo from 1905 to 1908?
A) Nardin Academy
B) Holy Angels Convent
C) Buffalo High School
D) Procter & Gamble School
  • 25. What happened to Fitzgerald's father in March 1908?
A) He was fired from Procter & Gamble
B) He started a new business
C) He retired
D) He won the lottery
  • 26. What school did Fitzgerald attend in Saint Paul after returning there?
A) Newman School
B) St. Paul Academy
C) Buffalo High School
D) Procter & Gamble Academy
  • 27. Where was the first piece of Fitzgerald's fiction published?
A) In a local magazine
B) In the school newspaper at St. Paul Academy
C) In a family newsletter
D) On a national news website
  • 28. Which Catholic prep school did Fitzgerald attend in New Jersey?
A) St. Paul Academy
B) Nardin Academy
C) Holy Angels Convent
D) The Newman School in Hackensack
  • 29. Who recognized Fitzgerald's literary potential at the Newman School?
A) Father Sigourney Fay
B) A school teacher
C) His father, Edward Fitzgerald
D) Fitzgerald's mother
  • 30. In which year did F. Scott Fitzgerald graduate from Newman?
A) 1912
B) 1913
C) 1915
D) 1914
  • 31. Who helped F. Scott Fitzgerald find a home in Delaware?
A) John Biggs Jr.
B) Max Perkins
C) John Peale Bishop
D) Edmund Wilson
  • 32. Which of the following characters was inspired by Ginevra King in 'This Side of Paradise'?
A) Jordan Baker
B) Isabelle Borgé
C) Daisy Buchanan
D) Amory Blaine
  • 33. Which military rank did F. Scott Fitzgerald achieve in the United States Army?
A) Second lieutenant
B) Captain
C) Sergeant
D) Major
  • 34. Who was the commanding officer of the training camp where Fitzgerald was stationed?
A) Major Richard Nixon
B) General Douglas MacArthur
C) Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Colonel George Patton
  • 35. What was the title of the manuscript F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote before World War I?
A) The Great Gatsby
B) This Side of Paradise
C) The Romantic Egotist
D) Tender Is the Night
  • 36. Which publisher rejected 'The Romantic Egotist'?
A) Penguin Books
B) Random House
C) Scribner's
D) Harper & Brothers
  • 37. Who praised Fitzgerald's writing after rejecting 'The Romantic Egotist'?
A) Edmund Wilson
B) Max Perkins
C) John Peale Bishop
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 38. What did Max Perkins encourage Fitzgerald to do after rejecting 'The Romantic Egotist'?
A) Resubmit it after further revisions
B) Give up writing
C) Abandon the manuscript
D) Submit it to another publisher immediately
  • 39. Where was Fitzgerald garrisoned with the 45th and 67th Infantry Regiments?
A) Chicago
B) Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, Alabama
C) New York City
D) Camp Mills, Long Island
  • 40. What did Fitzgerald continue writing to after meeting Zelda?
A) Zelda
B) His mother
C) An editor for a newspaper
D) Ginevra
  • 41. What did the Fitzgeralds accuse each other of as their quarrels worsened?
A) Poor parenting
B) Marital infidelities
C) Lack of ambition
D) Financial mismanagement
  • 42. Who was Zelda infatuated with during their time on the French Riviera?
A) T. S. Eliot
B) Maxwell Perkins
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) Édouard Jozan
  • 43. What was Fitzgerald's job in New York City?
A) Serving as an editor for a magazine
B) Teaching at a university
C) Working as a journalist
D) Writing advertising copy
  • 44. Which literary style did 'The Beautiful and Damned' emulate?
A) Thomas Hardy's ironical-pessimistic style
B) H. G. Wells' science fiction
C) Willa Cather's lyrical prose
D) Joseph Conrad's narrative style
  • 45. What contributed to The Great Gatsby's later acclaim and popularity?
A) A Broadway play
B) A film adaptation in the 1930s
C) A television series based on the novel
D) The popular dust-jacket art named Celestial Eyes.
  • 46. Which story did Fitzgerald describe as his first attempt at the Gatsby idea?
A) The Great Gatsby
B) The Vegetable
C) Babylon Revisited
D) Winter Dreams
  • 47. How many copies did 'This Side of Paradise' sell in its first year?
A) 100,000 copies
B) 5,000 copies
C) 10,000 copies
D) Approximately 40,000 copies
  • 48. What year was 'Tales of the Jazz Age' released?
A) 1921
B) 1922
C) 1924
D) 1923
  • 49. How many short stories did F. Scott Fitzgerald write?
A) 164
B) 175
C) 200
D) 150
  • 50. What did Fitzgerald send Zelda in March 1919?
A) His mother's ring
B) A letter of apology
C) A bouquet of flowers
D) A book he wrote
  • 51. What phrase did Fitzgerald's neighbor Max Gerlach frequently use?
A) "The bee's knees"
B) "Old sport"
C) "Gentlemen prefer blondes"
D) "Top of the morning"
  • 52. What did Edmund Wilson believe Fitzgerald lacked in his early works?
A) Intellectual substance
B) Narrative skill
C) Imagination
D) Engagement with socio-political issues
  • 53. Who first encountered the Fitzgeralds riding on the roof of a taxi?
A) Actor Lew Fields
B) Comedian Ed Wynn
C) Cartoonist Rube Goldberg
D) Writer Dorothy Parker
  • 54. Who criticized Fitzgerald's short stories in 1933?
A) Journalist Matthew Josephson
B) H. L. Mencken
C) Budd Schulberg
D) Harold Ober
  • 55. What type of film was F. Scott Fitzgerald invited to write in Hollywood?
A) A flapper comedy
B) A silent drama
C) A romantic musical
D) A war documentary
  • 56. What was the societal transition that defined the lives of the Jazz Age generation according to Fitzgerald?
A) Reversion to traditional values
B) Industrial revolution
C) Transition towards modernity
D) Post-war reconstruction
  • 57. In which year did the Fitzgeralds return to America after their time in Europe?
A) 1924
B) 1928
C) 1930
D) 1926
  • 58. What did Fitzgerald do while revising his novel?
A) Worked a job repairing train car roofs
B) Performed in jazz clubs
C) Taught English at a local school
D) Wrote articles for newspapers
  • 59. What is a key characteristic of Jay Gatsby that reflects Fitzgerald's own sense of otherness?
A) Clear ethno-religious identity
B) Established class status
C) Old Stock American ancestry
D) Obscure origins
  • 60. Who was Fitzgerald's final companion before his death?
A) Zelda Fitzgerald
B) Harold Ober
C) Sheilah Graham
D) Ginevra King
  • 61. Which of these literary figures praised The Great Gatsby upon its release?
A) James Joyce
B) Willa Cather
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Ernest Hemingway
  • 62. How many rejection letters did Fitzgerald receive for his early writings?
A) 100 rejection letters
B) Over 122 rejection letters
C) 50 rejection letters
D) 200 rejection letters
  • 63. Who successfully petitioned to move Fitzgerald and Zelda's remains to the family plot?
A) Scottie
B) Edmund Wilson
C) Maxwell Perkins
D) Harold Ober
  • 64. When was 'This Side of Paradise' first published?
A) July 4, 1921
B) March 26, 1920
C) December 25, 1918
D) January 15, 1919
  • 65. Where did Zelda undergo treatment for her mental illness in Switzerland?
A) A university hospital
B) A private sanatorium
C) A clinic
D) A general hospital
  • 66. Which critic hailed 'This Side of Paradise' as the best American novel of the year?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) T.S. Eliot
C) Gertrude Stein
D) H. L. Mencken
  • 67. What profession did Max Gerlach have after World War I?
A) A gentleman bootlegger
B) A professor
C) An actor
D) A banker
  • 68. Which magazine did Fitzgerald often write stories for?
A) Vogue
B) Reader's Digest
C) The Saturday Evening Post
D) Time Magazine
  • 69. What did Fitzgerald mock himself as through the character of Pat Hobby?
A) A successful director.
B) An influential writer.
C) A Hollywood hack.
D) A talented actor.
  • 70. How did Hemingway describe the changes Fitzgerald made to his stories for magazines?
A) Enhancing
B) Whoring
C) Elaborating
D) Simplifying
  • 71. What was the primary impetus for Fitzgerald writing short stories?
A) Critical acclaim
B) Personal satisfaction
C) Artistic expression
D) Money
  • 72. Which F. Scott Fitzgerald short story was adapted into a 1921 film?
A) "May Day"
B) "The Off-Shore Pirate"
C) "Winter Dreams"
D) "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
  • 73. Where did the Fitzgeralds spend time after wintering in Italy?
A) Spain
B) Germany
C) France
D) England
  • 74. Where did Fitzgerald and his family sojourn when he faced a marital crisis?
A) Paris
B) Rome
C) French Riviera
D) London
  • 75. Where was 'The Beautiful and Damned' first serialized?
A) Scribner's
B) Vanity Fair
C) Metropolitan Magazine
D) The New Yorker
  • 76. What societal status did F. Scott Fitzgerald feel he lacked during his upbringing?
A) Wealth
B) Cultural knowledge
C) Education
D) Popularity
  • 77. What did the Fitzgeralds consume at every outing during the Jazz Age?
A) Gin-and-fruit concoctions
B) Coffee and pastries
C) Wine and cheese
D) Tea and biscuits
  • 78. Which literary work is the initial title 'Trimalchio' an allusion to?
A) The Odyssey
B) Metamorphoses
C) Satyricon
D) The Aeneid
  • 79. What was the title of Zelda Fitzgerald's fictionalized version of their experiences published in 1932?
A) "Tender Is the Night"
B) The Beautiful and Damned
C) Save Me the Waltz
D) This Side of Paradise
  • 80. Which short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald was adapted into episodes of anthology television series?
A) "Winter Dreams"
B) "Absolution"
C) "The Ice Palace"
D) "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
  • 81. How much did Fitzgerald earn for selling his first story?
A) $50
B) $30
C) $10
D) $100
  • 82. From whom did Fitzgerald borrow biographical incidents for 'The Rich Boy'?
A) John V. A. Weaver
B) Max Perkins
C) Ginevra King
D) Ludlow Fowler
  • 83. Where did F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda relocate after being asked to leave the Biltmore Hotel?
A) The Waldorf Astoria
B) The Plaza Hotel
C) The Ritz-Carlton
D) The Commodore Hotel on 42nd Street
  • 84. What was the name of the estate in Maryland where Fitzgerald rented a place to work on his novel?
A) "Pickfair"
B) "La Paix"
C) "Towson Manor"
D) "Ellerslie"
  • 85. What did Fitzgerald liken the Jazz Age to in terms of societal behavior?
A) An era of strict moral codes and traditional values
B) A morally permissive time when Americans became disillusioned with prevailing social norms and obsessed with self-gratification
C) A time of political stability and peace
D) A period of economic depression and hardship
  • 86. Which F. Scott Fitzgerald short story was adapted into a 1920 film titled 'The Chorus Girl's Romance'?
A) "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
B) "The Ice Palace"
C) "Winter Dreams"
D) "May Day"
  • 87. How much were Fitzgerald's book royalties by 1936?
A) $80
B) $200
C) $500
D) $1000
  • 88. When was Fitzgerald discharged from the army?
A) February 14, 1919
B) September 1918
C) December 1918
D) November 1918
  • 89. In which year did F. Scott Fitzgerald move abroad to Europe?
A) 1924
B) 1925
C) 1923
D) 1926
  • 90. Which novel did Gertrude Cather influence with its portrayal of a wealthy socialite?
A) This Side of Paradise
B) A Lost Lady
C) The Beautiful and Damned
D) Tender Is the Night
  • 91. What did Fitzgerald and Zelda engage in during his Montgomery sojourn?
A) Sexual recklessness
B) Competing in sports
C) Writing poetry together
D) Volunteering at a local hospital
  • 92. What health issue caused F. Scott Fitzgerald's death?
A) stroke
B) lung cancer
C) occlusive coronary arteriosclerosis
D) pulmonary embolism
  • 93. In which decade did F. Scott Fitzgerald become a cult figure in American culture?
A) By the 1940s
B) By the 1960s
C) By the 1950s
D) By the 1970s
  • 94. What was the initial title of The Great Gatsby?
A) The Parvenu's Dream
B) The Long Island Story
C) Gatsby's Rise
D) Trimalchio
  • 95. Which studio did John W. Considine Jr. represent when he invited Fitzgerald to Hollywood?
A) MGM Studios
B) United Artists
C) Paramount Pictures
D) Warner Bros.
  • 96. What was the name of the short story F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about Lois Moran?
A) "Save Me the Waltz"
B) "Tender Is the Night"
C) "The Great Gatsby"
D) "Magnetism"
  • 97. What was the name of F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel?
A) Tender Is the Night
B) The Beautiful and Damned
C) This Side of Paradise
D) The Great Gatsby
  • 98. Which author wrote that Gatsby was the only flawless novel in American literature?
A) John O'Hara
B) Budd Schulberg
C) Charles Jackson
D) Edward Newhouse
  • 99. Which F. Scott Fitzgerald short story was adapted into a 1926 film?
A) "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
B) "The Rich Boy"
C) "Winter Dreams"
D) "May Day"
  • 100. Who observed that Fitzgerald showed a constantly growing mastery as an American novelist?
A) Burke Van Allen
B) Edith Wharton
C) T. S. Eliot
D) John V. A. Weaver
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