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What is Edmond Rostand's most famous play?
1Cyrano de Bergerac
2The Count of Monte Cristo

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Cyrano de Bergerac is one of the most popular plays in French theatre, and the most famous of its author, Edmond Rostand. Freely inspired by the life and work of the libertine writer Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655), it was performed for the first time on 28 December 1897 at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin in Paris.
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Cyrano de Bergerac is one of the most popular plays in French theatre, and the most famous of its author, Edmond Rostand. Freely inspired by the life and work of the libertine writer Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655), it was performed for the first time on 28 December 1897 at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin in Paris.
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Which novel by Boris Vian was published in 1947?
1Froth on the Daydream
2Heartsnatcher

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Froth on the Daydream is a novel by Boris Vian, also considered a fairy tale. Published on 20 March 1947, it was written between March and May 1946 on the back of AFNOR prints and dedicated to his first wife Michelle.
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Froth on the Daydream is a novel by Boris Vian, also considered a fairy tale. Published on 20 March 1947, it was written between March and May 1946 on the back of AFNOR prints and dedicated to his first wife Michelle.
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Who is the author of the book Hitchcock, definitive edition published in 1966?
2François Truffaut
1Jean-Luc Godard

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Hitchcock, definitive edition is a book by François Truffaut, published in 1966 by Robert Laffont. It consists mainly of an interview between Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut.
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Hitchcock, definitive edition is a book by François Truffaut, published in 1966 by Robert Laffont. It consists mainly of an interview between Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut.
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What is the title of the film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird released in 1962?
1Silence and shadows
2When the nightingale dies

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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by American novelist Harper Lee, published in 1960. The work won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It was adapted for the cinema the following year under the title Of Silence and Shadows with Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch.
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by American novelist Harper Lee, published in 1960. The work won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It was adapted for the cinema the following year under the title Of Silence and Shadows with Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch.
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Which novel by Carole Martinez received the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2011?
1Du domaine des Murmures
2La terre qui penche

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Du domaine des Murmures is a novel by Carole Martinez published on August 18, 2011 by Gallimard and won the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2011.
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Du domaine des Murmures is a novel by Carole Martinez published on August 18, 2011 by Gallimard and won the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2011.
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In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, who replaces Cornelius Fudge?
1Rufus Scrimgeour
2Horace Slughorn

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Rufus Scrimgeour has replaced Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic.
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Rufus Scrimgeour has replaced Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic.
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Who is the narrator of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho?
1Patrick Bateman
2Timothy Price

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Patrick Bateman is the main character and narrator of the novel American Psycho (1991) by Bret Easton Ellis.
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Patrick Bateman is the main character and narrator of the novel American Psycho (1991) by Bret Easton Ellis.
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Who is the investigator in the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson?
2Gabriel John Utterson
1Richard Enfield

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a short novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published in January 1886. It tells the story of a notary public, Gabriel John Utterson, who investigates the strange connection between Edward Hyde and Dr. Henry Jekyll.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a short novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published in January 1886. It tells the story of a notary public, Gabriel John Utterson, who investigates the strange connection between Edward Hyde and Dr. Henry Jekyll.
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In which country is Karen Blixen's autobiographical novel Out of Africa set?
1Kenya
2South Africa

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Out of Africa is an autobiographical novel written by Karen Blixen. Published in 1937, it relates the seventeen years Baroness von Blixen-Finecke, née Karen Dinesen, lived in Kenya from 1913 to 1931.
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Out of Africa is an autobiographical novel written by Karen Blixen. Published in 1937, it relates the seventeen years Baroness von Blixen-Finecke, née Karen Dinesen, lived in Kenya from 1913 to 1931.
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What fable by Aesop, does La Fontaine take his inspiration from for The Fox and the Weasel?
2The Fox with a swollen belly
1The Fox and Grapes

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For this fable, La Fontaine is inspired by Aesop's: The Fox with a swollen belly, first taken up by Horace.
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For this fable, La Fontaine is inspired by Aesop's: The Fox with a swollen belly, first taken up by Horace.
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