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From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date: 19960128
Author:LARRY SWINDELL

Monday will mark the birth date of Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian dramatist, short-story writer and physician.

This quiz features Chekhov and his international contemporaries. A simple majority of eight correct answers (of 12 questions) gives you a passing grade; with 10 or more right, you earn an A. Answers are at bottom.

THE QUESTIONS

1. Anton Chekhov wrote (a) "The Wild Duck"; (b) "The Snow Goose"; (c) "The Sea Gull"; (d) none of the above.

2. Arnold Bennett did not write (a) "The Forsyte Saga"; (b) "The Old Wives' Tale"; (c) "Clayhanger"; (d) any of the above.

3. Fyodor Dostoevsky ...

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