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QuizMoz offers one of the Internet's largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced QuizMoz quiz masters. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!!  Sylvia Plath Quiz Facts  Average Score for this quiz: 44.5%  No of times this quiz has been taken: 98  No of people passing this quiz: 62  No of people failing this quiz: 36  Maximum score for this quiz: 100% Coverage : The Sylvia Plath Quiz tests your knowledge of Sylvia Plath, considered one of the great writers of the 20th Century. The Sylvia Plath Quiz questions are carefully crafted so you can gauge how much you really know about this troubled, yet gifted, writer.  Sylvia Plath Discussion Forum 1.  Sylvia Plath primarily wrote what type of literature? a. Short stories b. Poetry c. Novels d. Plays Please provide appropriate updations Ques Sylvia Plath primarily wrote what type of literature? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 2.  Sylvia Plath committed suicide. How old was she when she died? a. 28 b. 35 c. 42 d. 30 Please provide appropriate updations Ques Sylvia Plath committed suicide. How old was she when she died? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 3.  Sylvia Plath wrote one book, called "The Bell Jar", which was a semi-autobiographical tale of her struggle with what? a. Clinical depression b. Drug abuse c. Child abuse d. The loss of both her parents at an early age Please provide appropriate updations Ques Sylvia Plath wrote one book, called "The Bell Jar", which was a semi-autobiographical tale of her struggle with what? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 4.  Sylvia Plath graduated summa cum laude from what prestigious college? a. Boston College b. Brown University c. Smith College d. Yale University Please provide appropriate updations Ques Sylvia Plath graduated summa cum laude from what prestigious college? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 5.  In what year did Sylvia Plath win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry? a. 1950 b. 1962 c. 1980 d. 1982 Please provide appropriate updations Ques In what year did Sylvia Plath win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 6.  In the Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath paints a picture of a young woman's descent into insanity. Which of the following symptoms of severe depression did Esther NOT suffer from? a. Insomnia b. Inability to write c. Inability to sleep d. Inability to talk Please provide appropriate updations Ques In the Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath paints a picture of a young woman's descent into insanity. Which of the following symptoms of severe depression did Esther NOT suffer from? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 7.  Though Sylvia Plath eventually succeeded in committing suicide by gassing herself in her kitchen, she was known to have made several suicide attempts. When was her first? a. Second grade b. Junior year in college c. Freshman year in high school d. Senior year in high school Please provide appropriate updations Ques Though Sylvia Plath eventually succeeded in committing suicide by gassing herself in her kitchen, she was known to have made several suicide attempts. When was her first? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 8.  When she attended Cambridge University on a Fulbright Scholarship, Sylvia Plath met her future husband, also a poet. What was his name? a. Ted Hughes b. Bob Cobbing c. Edwin Morgan d. Peter Finch Please provide appropriate updations Ques When she attended Cambridge University on a Fulbright Scholarship, Sylvia Plath met her future husband, also a poet. What was his name? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 9.  How many children did Sylvia Plath have? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. None Please provide appropriate updations Ques How many children did Sylvia Plath have? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 10.  One of Sylvia Plath's most famous poems is called "Lady Lazarus". What is it generally about? a. WWII b. Doctors c. Death d. Children Please provide appropriate updations Ques One of Sylvia Plath's most famous poems is called "Lady Lazarus". What is it generally about? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 11.  "Daddy" is a poem about Sylvia Plath's father, whose death many thought Plath never fully recovered from. How old was Plath when her father died? a. 2 b. 8 c. 12 d. 16 Please provide appropriate updations Ques "Daddy" is a poem about Sylvia Plath's father, whose death many thought Plath never fully recovered from. How old was Plath when her father died? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 12.  "The Bell Jar" was written and published under a pseudonym. What name was this? a. Anne Sexton b. Aurelia Plath c. Esther Greenwood d. Victoria Lucas Please provide appropriate updations Ques "The Bell Jar" was written and published under a pseudonym. What name was this? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 13.  "Ariel" is a poem by Sylvia Plath about an animal. What animal was this poem about? a. Cat b. Horse c. Dog d. Goat Please provide appropriate updations Ques "Ariel" is a poem by Sylvia Plath about an animal. What animal was this poem about? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 14.  Sylvia Plath likely didn't intend to die the day she did. a. True b. False Please provide appropriate updations Ques Sylvia Plath likely didn't intend to die the day she did. a. b. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 15.  In what area of Massachusetts did Sylvia Plath live while young? a. Boston b. Jamaica Plain c. Wellesley d. Cambridge Please provide appropriate updations Ques In what area of Massachusetts did Sylvia Plath live while young? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Think you know more about this quiz!   Please enter your Name and what you would like to tell everyone about Sylvia Plath  Name: Think you know more about Sylvia Plath and would like others to know too? Whether its a great fact, a joke, a personal experience or an interesting anecdote, please share it with all the human beings on planet earth. Your contribution will help keep QuizMoz a free site for all.    (Optional)  (average submission size - 5 to 10 lines) Sylvia Plath Discussion Forum Know the Latest News about Sylvia Plath! What others think about Sylvia Plath By: preety singh on Jan 18, 2010    lady i dread to become suffering and holding on but ultimately succumbing to the fire which burned her throughout By: Deanna on Dec 19, 2009    Phenomenal poet. Passionate woman. Her work still resounds decades after her death. By: p kelly on Mar 24, 2009    the depth of her poetry has inspired many people througfh the years. By: abinayah on Mar 17, 2009    Amazingly intelligent lady(had a high IQ) who lacked the self esteem optimistic perception which eventually led to her suiciding. She could have achieved much more if she held Hope much tighter. 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