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Philip Larkin
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  • 1. When was Philip Larkin born?
A) 1950
B) 1940
C) 1930
D) 1922
  • 2. In which city was Philip Larkin born?
A) Manchester
B) Birmingham
C) Coventry
D) London
  • 3. Which university did Philip Larkin work at as a librarian?
A) University of London
B) University of Cambridge
C) University of Oxford
D) University of Hull
  • 4. What was the title of Philip Larkin's first poetry collection?
A) The Less Deceived
B) High Windows
C) The North Ship
D) A Girl in Winter
  • 5. Which literary award did Philip Larkin win in 1965?
A) Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
B) Nobel Prize in Literature
C) Booker Prize
D) Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
  • 6. What was the title of Philip Larkin's last poetry collection published during his lifetime?
A) The Whitsun Weddings
B) The Less Deceived
C) Aubade
D) High Windows
  • 7. Philip Larkin's poetry is often associated with which literary movement?
A) The Movement
B) Modernism
C) Beat Generation
D) Romanticism
  • 8. In which year did Philip Larkin pass away?
A) 1975
B) 1965
C) 1985
D) 1995
  • 9. What pen name did Philip Larkin use when contributing jazz criticism to The Daily Telegraph?
A) Blonde Harrison
B) Brunette Coleman
C) Black-Haired Davis
D) Redhead Smith
  • 10. Philip Larkin famously held what position at the University of Hull?
A) Dean
B) Professor of Poetry
C) Chancellor
D) Librarian
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