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1. When was Ernest Hemingway born?
A. 1889
B. 1899
C. 1901
D. 1910

2. In which city was Ernest Hemingway born?
A. Chicago
B. New York City
C. Kansas City
D. San Francisco

3. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s debut novel?
A. “The Old Man and the Sea”
B. “A Farewell to Arms”
C. “The Sun Also Rises”
D. “The Torrents of Spring”

4. Which war did Ernest Hemingway serve as an ambulance driver?
A. World War I
B. Spanish Civil War
C. World War II
D. Korean War

5. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s first major novel?
A. “A Farewell to Arms”
B. “The Sun Also Rises”
C. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
D. “The Old Man and the Sea”

6. In which year did Ernest Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. 1948
B. 1952
C. 195450+ MCQs on Ernest Hemingway with Answers for UGC NET
D. 1956

7. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels is set during the Spanish Civil War?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Sun Also Rises”

8. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s memoir about his life in Paris in the 1920s?
A. “The Sun Also Rises”
B. “A Moveable Feast”
C. “Death in the Afternoon”
D. “Green Hills of Africa”

9. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s third wife?
A. Hadley Richardson
B. Martha Gellhorn
C. Pauline Pfeiffer
D. Mary Welsh

10. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels portrays the life of an American expatriate in Europe?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Sun Also Rises”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Old Man and the Sea”

11. In which country did Ernest Hemingway spend much of his later life?
A. France
B. Spain
C. Cuba
D. Italy

12. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s final novel published during his lifetime?
A. “The Old Man and the Sea”
B. “A Farewell to Arms”
C. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
D. “Islands in the Stream”

13. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels is inspired by his experiences as a journalist during the Spanish Civil War?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Sun Also Rises”

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14. What is the central theme of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea”?
A. Love and betrayal
B. The struggle against nature
C. The futility of war
D. The pursuit of wealth

15. What was the cause of Ernest Hemingway’s death?
A. Cancer
B. Suicide
C. Heart attack
D. Stroke

16. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels explores themes of masculinity and courage?
A. “The Sun Also Rises”
B. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Old Man and the Sea”

17. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s collection of short stories published in 1925?
A. “In Our Time”
B. “Men Without Women”
C. “Winner Take Nothing”
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18. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s father?
A. Clarence Hemingway
B. Jack Hemingway
C. Robert Hemingway
D. Edward Hemingway

19. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works is set in the African safari and draws from his experiences as a big-game hunter?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “Green Hills of Africa”

20. What is the setting of Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms”?
A. Italy during World War I
B. France during World War II
C. Spain during the Spanish Civil War
D. Cuba during the Cuban Revolution

21. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s novel published posthumously in 1970?
A. “The Old Man and the Sea”
B. “A Moveable Feast”
C. “The Garden of Eden”
D. “Islands in the Stream”

22. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s first novel published in 1926?
A. “The Sun Also Rises”
B. “A Farewell to Arms”
C. “The Torrents of Spring”
D. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”

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23. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s second wife?
A. Hadley Richardson
B. Martha Gellhorn
C. Pauline Pfeiffer50+ MCQs on Ernest Hemingway with Answers for UGC NET
D. Mary Welsh

24. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works is based on his experiences as an American ambulance driver in Italy during World War I?
A. “A Farewell to Arms”
B. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
C. “The Sun Also Rises”
D. “The Old Man and the Sea”

25. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s memoir published in 1952?
A. “A Moveable Feast”
B. “Death in the Afternoon”
C. “The Garden of Eden”
D. “Green Hills of Africa”

26. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels is set during the bullfighting festivals in Spain?
A. “The Sun Also Rises”
B. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Old Man and the Sea”

27. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West, Florida?
A. Finca Vigia
B. La Casa Azul
C. Pilar
D. The Hemingway House

28. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works features the character of Nick Adams, often seen as a semi-autobiographical figure?
A. “A Farewell to Arms”
B. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
C. “The Sun Also Rises”
D. “In Our Time”

29. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s first wife?
A. Hadley Richardson
B. Martha Gellhorn
C. Pauline Pfeiffer
D. Mary Welsh

30. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works is set in the midst of the Spanish Civil War and follows the journey of an American fighting with the Republicans?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Sun Also Rises”

31. In which year did Ernest Hemingway die?
A. 1957
B. 1961
C. 1965
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32. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s non-fiction book about bullfighting published in 1932?
A. “A Moveable Feast”
B. “Death in the Afternoon”
C. “The Garden of Eden”
D. “Green Hills of Africa”

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33. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works was adapted into a Pulitzer Prize-winning film in 1957?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Sun Also Rises”

34. What was the occupation of the protagonist in Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea”?
A. Fisherman
B. Soldier
C. Writer
D. Hunter

35. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s only full-length play?
A. “The Old Man and the Sea”
B. “A Farewell to Arms”
C. “The Fifth Column”
D. “The Garden of Eden”

36. What was the nickname given to the group of American expatriate writers in Paris during the 1920s, which included Ernest Hemingway?
A. The Lost Generation
B. The Beat Generation
C. The Jazz Age Writers
D. The Modernists

37. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works was adapted into a film directed by Howard Hawks in 1943?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Sun Also Rises”

38. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s first published book?
A. “The Old Man and the Sea”
B. “A Farewell to Arms”
C. “In Our Time”
D. “The Torrents of Spring”

39. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels explores themes of disillusionment and the lost generation of World War I?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Sun Also Rises”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Old Man and the Sea”

40. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s posthumously published novel in 1986, which was edited from his manuscripts by his son?
A. “The Old Man and the Sea”
B. “A Farewell to Arms”
C. “The Garden of Eden”
D. “Islands in the Stream”

41. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works features the character of Robert Jordan, an American dynamiter fighting in the Spanish Civil War?
A. “The Sun Also Rises”
B. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Old Man and the Sea”

42. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s fishing boat in Key West?
A. Pilar
B. La Casa Azul
C. Finca Vigia
D. The Hemingway House

43. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels was banned in several American cities upon publication due to its explicit content?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Sun Also Rises”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Garden of Eden”

44. What was the title of Ernest Hemingway’s first collection of short stories published in 1923?
A. “In Our Time”
B. “Men Without Women”
C. “Winner Take Nothing”
D. “The Nick Adams Stories”

45. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works features the character of Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Sun Also Rises”

46. What was the title of the magazine where Ernest Hemingway worked as a foreign correspondent during the Spanish Civil War?
A. The New Yorker
B. Esquire
C. Life
D. Collier’s Weekly

47. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works was adapted into a film directed by Sam Wood in 1943, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Sun Also Rises”

48. What was the nickname given to Ernest Hemingway by his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald?
A. Papa
B. Old Man
C. Big Fish
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49. Which of Ernest Hemingway’s works was inspired by his experiences as a journalist covering the Spanish Civil War?
A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
C. “A Farewell to Arms”
D. “The Sun Also Rises”

50. What was the name of Ernest Hemingway’s fourth wife, who survived him?
A. Hadley Richardson
B. Martha Gellhorn
C. Pauline Pfeiffer
D. Mary Welsh

Answers:

1. B. 1899
2. A. Chicago
3. D. “The Torrents of Spring”
4. A. World War I
5. B. “The Sun Also Rises”
6. C. 1954
7. A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
8. B. “A Moveable Feast”
9. C. Pauline Pfeiffer
10. B. “The Sun Also Rises”
11. C. Cuba
12. A. “The Sun Also Rises”
13. A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
14. B. The struggle against nature
15. B. Suicide
16. B. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
17. A. “In Our Time”
18. A. Clarence Hemingway
19. D. “Green Hills of Africa”
20. A. Italy during World War I
21. C. “The Garden of Eden”
22. C. “The Torrents of Spring”
23. C. Pauline Pfeiffer

24. A. “A Farewell to Arms”
25. A. “A Moveable Feast”
26. A. “The Sun Also Rises”
27. A. Finca Vigia
28. D. “In Our Time”
29. A. Hadley Richardson
30. A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
31. B. 1961
32. B. “Death in the Afternoon”
33. A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
34. A. Fisherman
35. C. “The Fifth Column”
36. A. The Lost Generation
37. C. “A Farewell to Arms”50+ MCQs on Ernest Hemingway with Answers for UGC NET
38. C. “In Our Time”50+ MCQs on Ernest Hemingway with Answers for UGC NET
39. B. “The Sun Also Rises”
40. D. “Islands in the Stream”
41. B. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
42. A. Pilar50+ MCQs on Ernest Hemingway with Answers for UGC NET
43. D. “The Garden of Eden”
44. A. “In Our Time”
45. B. “The Old Man and the Sea”
46. D. Collier’s Weekly
47. A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
48. A. Papa
49. A. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
50. D. Mary Welsh