About this Study Set
This study set covers Literature through
15 practice questions.
A collection of challenging trivia questions concerning the portrayal and observation of animals and the natural world in classical and modern literature. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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Literary Naturalism and Zoology study set below.
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1
In Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick', which species of whale is the titular character specifically identified as?
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A
Balaenoptera musculus
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B
Physeter macrocephalus
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C
Orcinus orca
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D
Eubalaena glacialis
2
Which 19th-century naturalist and writer authored 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne', a seminal work in the field of ecology?
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A
Gilbert White
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B
Henry David Thoreau
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C
John Burroughs
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D
Alexander von Humboldt
3
In Jack London's 'The Call of the Wild', what is the specific breed of the protagonist, Buck?
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A
Purebred Husky
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B
St. Bernard-Scotch Collie mix
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C
Alaskan Malamute
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D
Grey Wolf-Dog hybrid
4
Which literary work by Rachel Carson is credited with advancing the global environmental movement by documenting the effects of pesticides on bird populations?
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A
The Sea Around Us
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B
Silent Spring
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C
The Edge of the Sea
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D
Under the Sea Wind
5
In the novel 'The Yearling' by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, what species of animal does the protagonist Jody Baxter adopt?
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A
White-tailed deer
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B
Florida panther
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C
Red fox
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D
Black bear
6
Which Nobel Prize-winning author wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea', which features a detailed struggle with a giant marlin?
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A
William Faulkner
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B
Ernest Hemingway
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C
John Steinbeck
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D
Sinclair Lewis
7
In Richard Adams' 'Watership Down', the rabbits speak a fictional language called Lapine; what real-world animal does the 'Black Rabbit of Inle' represent?
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A
A predatory owl
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B
A death omen
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C
A burrowing badger
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D
A dominant alpha
8
Which poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge features an albatross as a symbol of the natural world and the consequences of harming it?
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A
Kubla Khan
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B
Christabel
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C
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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D
Dejection: An Ode
9
In Yann Martel's 'Life of Pi', what is the scientific name of the Bengal tiger that shares a lifeboat with the protagonist?
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A
Panthera tigris tigris
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B
Panthera leo
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C
Acinonyx jubatus
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D
Panthera onca
10
Henry David Thoreau's 'Walden' focuses on his experiment in simple living near which body of water?
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A
Lake Winnipesaukee
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B
Walden Pond
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C
Lake Champlain
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D
Mirror Lake
11
In 'Tarka the Otter' by Henry Williamson, Tarka belongs to which specific sub-species of otter native to the British Isles?
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A
North American River Otter
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B
Giant Otter
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C
Eurasian Otter
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D
Sea Otter
12
Which classic dystopian novel features the 'Animal Farm', where the pigs become the leaders of the farm, reflecting real-world political structures?
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A
1984
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B
Brave New World
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C
Animal Farm
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D
The Iron Heel
13
In the works of Beatrix Potter, what specific species is the character 'Jemima Puddle-Duck'?
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A
Mallard
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B
Aylesbury duck
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C
Muscovy duck
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D
Peking duck
14
Which 19th-century Russian author wrote 'Notes of a Hunter', a collection of stories detailing the rural life and nature of the Orel region?
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A
Leo Tolstoy
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B
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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C
Ivan Turgenev
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D
Anton Chekhov
15
What is the primary theme of Aldo Leopold's 'A Sand County Almanac', which introduced the concept of a 'land ethic'?
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A
Wildlife conservation
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B
Industrial agriculture
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C
Urban planning
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D
Maritime exploration
