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Eve's Diary - Test
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  • 1. In which magazine was 'Eve's Diary' first published?
A) The Atlantic Monthly
B) Collier's Weekly
C) Harper's Bazaar
D) Scribner's Magazine
  • 2. What is the format of 'Eve's Diary'?
A) An autobiography
B) A novel
C) A play
D) A comic short story written as a diary
  • 3. Who illustrated the book version of 'Eve's Diary'?
A) Lester Ralph
B) Thomas Nast
C) Norman Rockwell
D) Winslow Homer
  • 4. What was controversial about Lester Ralph's illustrations in 'Eve's Diary'?
A) They depicted violence
B) Depictions of an unclothed woman were considered pornographic
C) They contained religious symbols
D) They included political figures
  • 5. Which library banned 'Eve's Diary'?
A) A library in Charlton, Massachusetts
B) The Chicago Public Library
C) The New York Public Library
D) The Boston Public Library
  • 6. What did Mark Twain say about the controversy over his book?
A) 'The whole episode has rather amused me.'
B) 'Clothes make the man, but they do not improve the woman.'
C) 'You see they did not object to my book; they objected to Lester Ralph's pictures.'
D) 'I wrote the book; I did not make the pictures.'
  • 7. Who is 'Eve's Diary' claimed to be translated from?
A) A Greek manuscript
B) An Egyptian papyrus
C) A medieval scroll
D) The original manuscript (MS)
  • 8. What is the tone of 'Eve's Diary' compared to other works in the series?
A) Darker and more serious
B) Lighter, with a strong appreciation for beauty and love
C) Humorous and satirical
D) Mystical and philosophical
  • 9. What might 'Eve's Diary' have been written as?
A) A political commentary
B) A critique of contemporary society
C) An exploration of scientific theories
D) A posthumous love-letter to Mark Twain's wife Olivia Langdon Clemens
  • 10. Who adapted 'Eve's Diary' into a play?
A) Neil Simon
B) Arthur Miller
C) Tennessee Williams
D) David Birney
  • 11. What is the title of David Birney's adaptation of 'Eve's Diary'?
A) Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve
B) Adam and Eve: A New Beginning
C) The Adventures of Adam and Eve
D) Twain's Tales of Eden
  • 12. Which musical adapted both 'Eve's Diary' and 'Extracts from Adam's Diary'?
A) The Apple Tree
B) West Side Story
C) Fiddler on the Roof
D) Les Misérables
  • 13. What did Mark Twain say about the librarians who banned his book?
A) 'The whole episode has rather amused me.'
B) 'I have no feeling of vindictiveness over the stand of the librarians there — I am only amused.'
C) 'The deep unconscious irony of it delights me and doesn't anger me.'
D) 'You see they did not object to my book; they objected to Lester Ralph's pictures.'
  • 14. What is the narrative perspective of 'Eve's Diary'?
A) Multiple perspectives
B) First-person account by Eve
C) Second-person
D) Third-person omniscient
  • 15. How many illustrations did Lester Ralph create for 'Eve's Diary'?
A) 30
B) 55
C) 75
D) 100
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