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• 196. Which author is best known for detective stories read all over the world?

  • J.K. Rowling
  • Ian Fleming
  • Agatha Christie
  • George Orwell

• 197. Which British author created the character James Bond?

  • Ian Fleming
  • J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Roald Dahl
  • Charles Dickens

• 198. Which novel was written by J.R.R. Tolkien?

  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Harry Potter
  • Animal Farm
  • Brighton Rock

• 199. Which novel by Tolkien was voted the UK's best-loved in 2003?

  • The Mousetrap
  • James Bond series
  • Wolf Hall
  • The Lord of the Rings

• 200. The Man Booker Prize is awarded in which field?

  • Science
  • Music
  • Literature
  • Film

• 201. Which countries' authors are eligible for the Man Booker Prize?

  • The UK and Europe
  • The Commonwealth, Europe and the Americas
  • The Commonwealth, the Americas, and Zimbabwe
  • The Commonwealth, Ireland, and Zimbabwe

• 202. Which of the following authors has won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction?

  • Hilary Mantel
  • J.K. Rowling
  • Charles Dickens
  • Mary Quant

• 203. Which TWO novels by Jane Austen focus on marriage and family relationships?

  • Brideshead Revisited
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Heart of the Matter
  • Sense and Sensibility

• 204. Which TWO novels were written by Charles Dickens?

  • The Heart of the Matter
  • Oliver Twist
  • Great Expectations
  • Treasure Island

• 205. Which author wrote the famous novel 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?

  • Charles Dickens
  • Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Arthur Conan Doyle
  • H.G. Wells

• 206. Who wrote the novel 'Far from the Madding Crowd'?

  • George Orwell
  • Thomas Hardy
  • E.M. Forster
  • Rudyard Kipling

• 207. Who created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?

  • Agatha Christie
  • Sir Kingsley Amis
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Thomas Hardy

• 208. Which author is best known for the novel Brideshead Revisited?

  • Evelyn Waugh
  • Jane Austen
  • Charles Dickens
  • Thomas Hardy

• 209. Which novel was written by Sir Kingsley Amis?

  • Far from the Madding Crowd
  • Lucky Jim
  • Oliver Twist
  • The Heart of the Matter

• 210. Which TWO novels were written by Graham Greene?

  • The Heart of the Matter
  • Brighton Rock
  • Jude the Obscure
  • Lucky Jim