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What is the best English student organization on campus? ;)
Sigma Tau Delta!
Oliver, Marley, and David Copperfield are all characters from the mind of which author?
Charles Dickens
Which book in the Harry Potter series is the longest?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (636 pages!)
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
"To be or not to be" is a line from which famous character's soliloquoy?
Hamlet
What two minors are offered through the Department of English?
Creative Writing and Pop Culture
What was Jane Austen's first published novel?
Sense and Sensibility
Stephanie Meyer's addition "Midnight Sun" retells the story of Twilight from whose perspective?
Edward Cullen's
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
Romeo and Juliet
Who is MSU's Director of Creative Writing?
Dr. Robin Silbergleid
Who was the inspiration for Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451?
Adolf Hitler
Which Lord of the Rings film adaptation won the Oscar for Best Picture?
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Macbeth will not be beaten until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
Which professor recently won the Popular Culture Association's Presidential Award?
Gary Hoppenstand
What is the name of Harper Lee's sequel to To Kill A Mockingbird, set twenty years after its events?
Go Set a Watchman
The first draft of "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" contained no mention of which main character?
Aslan
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Which of Shakespeare's plays features a sorcerer named Prospero?
The Tempest
The English Department sponsors study abroad programs in which two countries?
England and Ireland
"The High-Bouncing Lover," "On the Road to West Egg," and "Under the Red, White, and Blue" were all titles in consideration for what classic American novel?
The Great Gatsby
The name "Katniss Everdeen" was inspired by a character in which of Thomas Hardy's novels?
Far from the Madding Crowd (Bathsheba Everdene)
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
What are the names of the brothers--one good, and one evil--in King Lear?