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To: Neocon who wrote (34245)	10/19/2001 9:37:41 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

Please post quizzes about books that people have actually read.

To: Neocon who wrote (34245)	10/19/2001 9:48:42 AM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Professor Neocon - As an ADHD, Special Needs student ... I have a legal right to ask for an alternative assessment. I choose to do an oral presentation on "The Glory of the New York Yankees." Thank you, sir.

To: Neocon who wrote (34245)	10/19/2001 9:55:55 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Hmmph. 7/10. OTOH I've only read three of them, so better than I might expect. I never claimed to be good at Lit anyhow. <g>

To: Neocon who wrote (34245)	10/19/2001 10:00:06 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

A Cinema Quiz: 1. Abel Gance is most famous for what silent film? 2. Leni Reifenstahl glorified the Nazi Party in what film? 3. Max Von Sydow plays chess with Death in what film? 4. In what film is Mr. Deeds accused of being "pixilated"? 5. In "On the Waterfront", Terry Malloy's defiant testimony before an anti- racketeering committee parallells whose testimony before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee? 6. In "Tampopo", a trucker helps the proprietress of a ______. 7. In "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown", Almodovar explores the effects of ___________ love. 8. "Round Midnight" is a sort of homage to ________? 9. In "Annie Hall", Alvie Singer is portrayed as having grown up under the rollercoaster at _______________? 10. In "The Godfather", Don Barzini observes: "Of course, there would be payment for such services. After all, we are not __________."

To: Neocon who wrote (34245)	10/19/2001 5:21:57 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

A Literary Quiz: 1. Dante Alighieri is shown through Hell and Purgatory by what Poet? Virgil 2. What do people long to do when April with its sweet showers the drought of March hath pierced to the root, and Zephyrus with his sweet breath inspires every holt and heath? Then folks long to go on pilgrimage 3. In what book does one encounter the Slough of Despond? The Pilgrim's Progress 4. Elizabeth Bennett is the heroine of what book? Pride and Prejudice 5. The tale of the Grand Inquisitor is found in what novel? The Brothers Karamazov 6. The demon who grants Faust his wishes is called ________? Mephistopheles 7. What is the profession of Charles Bovary? Physician 8. What book begins:Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.? Slaughterhouse Five 9. In what play do you find the observation Hell is other people? No Exit (Jean- Paul Sartre) 10. In 1984, what was the ministry in which Winston Smith worked? The Ministry of Truth