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Want to boost your post count? :p
:rolleyes: Like seeing how smart and well-read you are? :eek:
Check out this link...
http://people.cornell.edu/pages/jad22/english.html
I got 17 out of 20 correct.
This link has a list of interesting tests...
http://people.cornell.edu/pages/jad22/
Ok so I spelled English wrong :eek:
1 out of 20:eek:
I feel kind of dumb:(
You only got one correct? Oh my... I didn't get
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (even though I've read it :p )
The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot (never read it)
and
Hard Times - Charles Dickens (never read it either)
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Originally posted by Stanislaw
1 out of 20:eek:
I feel kind of dumb:(
:(
English Literatur was never my strongpoint. I have read some of the books on the list, but only once. I am actually suprised that whiney the pooh was not present on the page.
All in all though, I have not read allot of classical english, I have mainly read the popular classics and educational/informitive books. Also alot of war related novels. However I am always in search of a good read. Any suggestions.
16-20
Don't. I got a 0. :confused:Quote:
Originally posted by Stanislaw
1 out of 20:eek:
I feel kind of dumb:(
I didn't read any of those books, though. So I'm not too worried :D
At least there is someone ou there who knows about as much as I do about classic english literature.:)
I got 5... There were a few titles I had never heard of :D
I got three, but largely because I got really lazy and started to click on answer before I'd finished the line. *blushing emoticon* (whatever happened to that thing?) It's stupid though, because I definately knew some of them.. oh, actually it's kind of funny: I confused a Bronte with Austen~!!! :p
Try doing the other tests. I got almost all of the Sci-Fi questions, very few of the English Literature one's though.
I only know Jane Austen stuff cause I just recently read them and Tale of Two Cities even though I've never read it. I haven't been reading classics lately cause college has been very stressful and requires a load of work. :|
I only knew four. Which is stupid because I'm familiar with five of them. Well, Pride and Prejudice I just started today, so that was a shoe-in.
I dont get the whole test. Are u supposed to know what book it is just by reading and extract without even getting any alternatives to choose from?? Hopeless. The only english litterature I have read is Jane Austen and Emily Bronte ( atleast as far as I can remember) so I would probably not have succeeded anyway...
Well, the name "Emma Woodhouse" should give you a very obvious clue. :D
Yeah, that helped. ;)
I got 5 right.
i just found this test...and wow i got a complete zero 0000...so shockiing..well not that shocking :D...
i read some books, hard times and wuthering heights, and even the portrait (my oh my) and i've seen the movie passage to India...but i couldn't recall any of the clues :bawling:....
I got 12... :rolleyes:
15/20 Hurray! I have read many of the books, but still guessed incorrect on a few.
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Originally Posted by crisaor
seconded yours Cris!
SubT was bored once again ;) :D:p
I'm officially not-well-read!! 4/20!!Eeeekks. Tried a few of the other genre' , didn't do much better. Some good came out of it though....I was reminded just how wonderful "The World According To Garp " was.... A book I would recommend to anyone.
Yeah. It's a really short list, hardly representative of what one considers to be classic english literature.Quote:
Originally Posted by subterranean
I wonder why? :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stanislaw
well now all those hijackings are gone..how can a person like me wouldn't get bored w/ the thread. I guess Ajoe got what she wants afterall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay
perfect justification :DQuote:
posted by Crisaor : Yeah. It's a really short list, hardly representative of what one considers to be classic english literature.
14 on this one, around 5 on Sci-fi one though all the titles mentioned are on my reading list.
14 to 20.but as to others,since i only read classics, ,i know almost nothing about science fiction except several works by jules verne and h.g.wells
grrr only 5/20 then again I havent read any of the others so I have an excuse!! :D :goof:
I got 9 ! lol