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Which famous novel by Charles Dickens was published between February 1837 and April 1839?
2Oliver Twist
1David Copperfield

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Charles Dickens' famous novel Oliver Twist was published between February 1837 and April 1839. It tells the poignant story of a young orphan.
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Charles Dickens' famous novel Oliver Twist was published between February 1837 and April 1839. It tells the poignant story of a young orphan.
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Which philosophical doctrine is represented by Leibniz?
2Rationalism
1Empiricism

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and scientist. Along with René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, he is one of the leading exponents of rationalism.
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and scientist. Along with René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, he is one of the leading exponents of rationalism.
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Which Russian writer wrote the novel Crime and Punishment in 1866?
1Fiodor Dostoïevski
2Léon Tolstoï

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Nineteenth-century Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote the novel Crime and Punishment, published in 1866, which explores the psychology of a murderer in search of redemption.
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Nineteenth-century Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote the novel Crime and Punishment, published in 1866, which explores the psychology of a murderer in search of redemption.
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Who is the author of the epistolary novel Dracula published in 1897?
1Bram Stoker
2Mary Shelley

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The author of the epistolary novel Dracula, published in 1897, is Bram Stoker. This classic of Gothic literature popularized the vampire myth.
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The author of the epistolary novel Dracula, published in 1897, is Bram Stoker. This classic of Gothic literature popularized the vampire myth.
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What's Madame Bovary's first name?
1Emma
2Virginie

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Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary (1857) recounts the quest of Emma Bovary, married to a provincial doctor, to escape boredom through adventure and excessive luxury.
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Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary (1857) recounts the quest of Emma Bovary, married to a provincial doctor, to escape boredom through adventure and excessive luxury.
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Which novel by Boris Vian was published in 1947?
1Froth on the Daydream
2Heartsnatcher

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In 1947, Boris Vian published Froth on the Daydream, a novel combining love, poetry and surrealism, where the absurd rubs shoulders with tenderness in a dreamlike universe.
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In 1947, Boris Vian published Froth on the Daydream, a novel combining love, poetry and surrealism, where the absurd rubs shoulders with tenderness in a dreamlike universe.
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What is the sequel to the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll?
2Through the Looking-Glass
1Alice and the white rabbit

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The sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865, is Through the Looking Glass, written in 1871.
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The sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865, is Through the Looking Glass, written in 1871.
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Who is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth?
1Ken Follett
2J. R. R. Tolkien

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Ken Follett is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth, published in 1989, which recounts the construction of a cathedral in 12th century England.
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Ken Follett is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth, published in 1989, which recounts the construction of a cathedral in 12th century England.
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Which famous play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was published in 1808?
2Faust
1Divine Comedy

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous play Faust, written in 1808, is a two-part work exploring the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous play Faust, written in 1808, is a two-part work exploring the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles.
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In which village is Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude set?
2Macondo
1Aracataca

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Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional village of Macondo, founded by the BuendÃa family in Colombia.
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Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional village of Macondo, founded by the BuendÃa family in Colombia.
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