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The Life Of Graham Greene by Norman Sherry
Contributed by: Coles
  • 1. What was the title of Greene's first published novel?
A) The Man Within
B) Stamboul Train
C) The Power and the Glory
D) Brighton Rock
  • 2. Which religion did Graham Greene convert to in 1926?
A) Baptism
B) Catholicism
C) Methodism
D) Anglicanism
  • 3. What was the name of Greene's wife whom he married in 1927?
A) Catherine Walston
B) Elisabeth Dennys
C) Vivien Dayrell-Browning
D) Dorothy Glover
  • 4. Which country served as the setting for 'The Power and the Glory'?
A) Cuba
B) Vietnam
C) Mexico
D) Argentina
  • 5. Which novel features the character Harry Lime?
A) The Comedians
B) Our Man in Havana
C) The Quiet American
D) The Third Man
  • 6. In which African country is 'The Heart of the Matter' set?
A) Kenya
B) South Africa
C) Nigeria
D) Sierra Leone
  • 7. What was the name of Greene's long-term mistress?
A) Vivien Dayrell-Browning
B) Catherine Walston
C) Dorothy Glover
D) Anita Björk
  • 8. Which political leader did Greene personally meet and admire?
A) Fidel Castro
B) Winston Churchill
C) Charles de Gaulle
D) John F. Kennedy
  • 9. Which novel was inspired by Greene's experiences in Vietnam?
A) The Honorary Consul
B) The Quiet American
C) The Comedians
D) The Human Factor
  • 10. What literary term is often used to describe Greene's serious novels?
A) Catholic novels
B) Protestant novels
C) Existential novels
D) Gothic novels
  • 11. What was the cause of Graham Greene's death?
A) Pneumonia
B) Stroke
C) Heart attack
D) Leukemia
  • 12. What was Greene's relationship with the British government?
A) Official spokesperson
B) Strong supporter
C) Often critical
D) Neutral observer
  • 13. Which literary prize did Greene never win despite multiple nominations?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Hawthornden Prize
C) James Tait Black Prize
D) Booker Prize
  • 14. How many volumes comprise Norman Sherry's biography of Greene?
A) Three
B) Four
C) One
D) Two
  • 15. What was Graham Greene's profession?
A) Painter
B) Scientist
C) Musician
D) Novelist
  • 16. Who wrote the biography 'The Life Of Graham Greene'?
A) Norman Sherry
B) Ian McEwan
C) Martin Amis
D) John le Carré
  • 17. Which intelligence agency did Greene work for during WWII?
A) Mossad
B) CIA
C) MI6
D) KGB
  • 18. Greene divided his works into novels and what other category?
A) Entertainments
B) Tales
C) Fables
D) Chronicles
  • 19. In which city was Greene born?
A) Berkhamsted
B) London
C) Oxford
D) Cambridge
  • 20. Greene attended which university?
A) Edinburgh
B) London
C) Oxford
D) Cambridge
  • 21. Greene's 'The Third Man' was originally written as what?
A) Play
B) Radio drama
C) Short story
D) Film treatment
  • 22. Greene suffered from what condition, which influenced his writing?
A) Paralysis
B) Deafness
C) Bipolar disorder
D) Blindness
  • 23. In which decade did Greene die?
A) 1980s
B) 2000s
C) 1990s
D) 1970s
  • 24. Greene's 'The Comedians' is set in which country?
A) Haiti
B) Chile
C) Argentina
D) Brazil
  • 25. What was the occupation of Greene's father?
A) Doctor
B) Clergyman
C) Lawyer
D) Headmaster
  • 26. Greene worked as a journalist for which newspaper?
A) Daily Mail
B) The Times
C) The Guardian
D) The Independent
  • 27. Which novel features the character Scobie?
A) A Burnt-Out Case
B) The Honorary Consul
C) The Human Factor
D) The Heart of the Matter
  • 28. Which novel features a whisky priest as its protagonist?
A) The Honorary Consul
B) The Comedians
C) The Power and the Glory
D) A Burnt-Out Case
  • 29. How many children did Greene have?
A) Three
B) One
C) None
D) Two
  • 30. What was Greene's first major critical success?
A) England Made Me
B) It's a Battlefield
C) Stamboul Train
D) The Man Within
  • 31. What was Sherry's profession besides being a biographer?
A) Academic professor
B) Novelist
C) Journalist
D) Psychologist
  • 32. What was the profession of Norman Sherry?
A) Biographer
B) Journalist
C) Literary critic
D) Novelist
  • 33. Which continent provided settings for several Greene novels?
A) Asia
B) Australia
C) South America
D) Africa
  • 34. What was Greene's attitude toward his fame?
A) Indifferent
B) Eagerly sought it
C) Ambivalent
D) Completely rejected it
  • 35. What was Greene's primary occupation?
A) Politician
B) Teacher
C) Writer
D) Diplomat
  • 36. What literary movement was Greene associated with?
A) Postmodernism
B) Modernism
C) Romanticism
D) Realism
  • 37. Which famous writer was Greene's cousin?
A) D.H. Lawrence
B) Robert Louis Stevenson
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Charles Dickens
  • 38. How long did Sherry work on Greene's biography?
A) 5 years
B) 30 years
C) 10 years
D) Over 20 years
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