BookQuiz at Sumantra – The Book Club

1. BookQuizat Sumantra – The Book Club Prepared by: Maheep Mandloi Avinash Mamtora Date: July 19, 2006

2. 1. Which famous work begins: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...."? A Tale of Two Cities

3. 2. In the book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell describes this concept, ‘As human beings, we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience.’ What does he call it? Thin Slicing

4. 3. ‘Catcher in the Rye’ is the only published novel by the author.... J D Salinger

5. 4. Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged are famous works of fiction by Ayn Rand. What is the name of the critique written by her on the subjects of Art and Aesthetics? The Romantic Manifesto

6. 5. Which famous Hindi film of the ’60s based on a novel by the same name was later denounced by the book’s author? The Guide – R K Narayan

7. 6. What is the famous Hindi author Munshi Premchand’s real name? Dhanpat Rai

8. 7. In the beginning of The Da Vinci Code, Jacques Sauniere arranges himself to resemble a work of art. Name it. The Vitruvian Man

9. 8. ‘The Discovery of India’ is a famous work by Jawaharlal Nehru. But, what is the title of Nehru’s autobiography? Toward Freedom

10. 9. Her first book ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ got her the Pulitzer Prize. Her second book is being made into a movie by Gurinder Chadha. She is... Jhumpa Lahiri

11. 10. What is the name of Calvin’s teacher in the famous comic-strip Calvin and Hobbes? Miss Wormwood