- 1. In which year was Evelyn Waugh born?
A) 1945
B) 1879
C) 1920
D) 1903
- 2. What was Evelyn Waugh's first published novel?
A) A Handful of Dust
B) Decline and Fall
C) Brideshead Revisited
D) Scoop
- 3. Which war did Evelyn Waugh serve in?
A) Vietnam War
B) World War II
C) World War I
D) Korean War
- 4. Which prestigious college did Evelyn Waugh attend at Oxford University?
A) Christ Church
B) Pembroke College
C) Hertford College
D) Magdalen College
- 5. What is the title of Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel set in the world of journalism?
A) Sword of Honour
B) Scoop
C) A Handful of Dust
D) Brideshead Revisited
- 6. In which country did Evelyn Waugh die?
A) United States
B) Italy
C) England
D) France
- 7. What is the title of Evelyn Waugh's trilogy of novels based on his experiences during World War II?
A) The Raj Quartet
B) A Dance to the Music of Time
C) The Alexandria Quartet
D) Sword of Honour
- 8. What nationality was Evelyn Waugh?
A) Russian
B) French
C) American
D) British
- 9. Who is the protagonist of Evelyn Waugh's novel 'Brideshead Revisited'?
A) Lady Marchmain
B) Charles Ryder
C) Sebastian Flyte
D) Julia Flyte
- 10. Which of Evelyn Waugh's novels is a dark comedy about the funeral industry?
A) Basil Seal Rides Again
B) Men at Arms
C) The Loved One
D) Vile Bodies
- 11. For which literary award was Evelyn Waugh nominated multiple times but never won during his lifetime?
A) Man Booker Prize
B) Nobel Prize in Literature
C) Pulitzer Prize
D) National Book Award
- 12. Which continent did Evelyn Waugh travel to for inspiration for his novel 'Black Mischief'?
A) Asia
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Europe
- 13. Which novelist is often considered to be Evelyn Waugh's literary rival and contemporary?
A) Graham Greene
B) George Orwell
C) Virginia Woolf
D) D.H. Lawrence
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