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Hemingway and his Modernist colleagues wrote under a peculiar nickname reflecting their wayward identities. What was this group's famous yet unofficial title?
The No-Name Alliance
The Anonymous Front
Death of the Author
The Lost Generation
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Hemingway worked for the Red Cross during what major war?
The Spanish Civil War
The Vietnam War
World War Two
World War One
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Hemingway participated in World War One performing what role?
Ambulance driver
Infantryman
Message carrier
Tank engineer
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One of Hemingway's greatest contributions was a theory that subtext and the words left unsaid would speak louder than actual dialogue. What did he call this theory?
The Olympian Theory
The Mercury Theory
The Iceberg Theory
The Silent Image Theory
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How many different times did Hemingway wed in his life?
4
7
9
11
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What is the name of Hemingway's ground-breaking 1929 novel which he based on his World War One experiences?
The Man in the Iron Breeze
The Old Man and the Sea
For Whom the Bell Tolls
A Farewell to Arms
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For his bravery in reporting events on the front-lines of World War Two, the United States government awarded Hemingway which of the following awards in 1947?
The Combat Cross
The Golden Lens
The Purple Heart
The Bronze Star
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Which of the following famous events in World War Two did Hemingway report first-hand on?
The fire-bombing of Dresden
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Hiroshima
The Normandy Landings
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What is the title of Hemingway's 1940 novel which he wrote on the subject of the Spanish Civil War?
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Convictions and Other Nonsense
The Old Man and the Sea
A Farewell to Arms
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A peculiar piece of trivia regarding Hemingway was that, on a trip to Africa, which of the following peculiar occurrences happened to him?
A group of pirates shanghaied him into service for a year until authorities caught up with them.
A local tribe kidnapped and subsequently held him for two weeks.
He survived two plane crashes.
He caught malaria thrice and beat it every time.
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In which of the following years did Hemingway win a Nobel Prize for Literature?
1954
1950
1946
1942
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What is the name of Hemingway's beloved 1952 tale which followed a man attempting to fish up a shark from the depths?
Moby Dick
The Old Man and the Sea
The Perfect Storm
Leviathan at Dawn
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In 1961, Hemingway passed away tragically from what cause?
Automobile accident
Suicide
Tuberculosis
Homicide
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Andrew Nicholas is a passionate reader and writer on the subjects of history and mankind. He is a published author, critic, and poet who grew up in the friendly scenery of rural Ohio. He is a graduate of Wright State University and a regular student of historical curiosities.