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1.In the classic fairy tale, which girl loses a glass slipper at the royal ball?
- A:Snow White
- B:Cinderella
- C:Rapunzel
- D:Sleeping Beauty
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Answer: B: Cinderella
Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper as she rushes from the ball.
2.Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?
- A:Charles Dickens
- B:Leo Tolstoy
- C:Homer
- D:William Shakespeare
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Answer: D: William Shakespeare
"Romeo and Juliet" was written by William Shakespeare.
3.Which young wizard attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
- A:Harry Potter
- B:Frodo Baggins
- C:Percy Jackson
- D:Peter Pan
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Answer: A: Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a student at Hogwarts in J. K. Rowling's novels.
4.Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes?
- A:Agatha Christie
- B:Edgar Allan Poe
- C:Arthur Conan Doyle
- D:Charles Dickens
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Answer: C: Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes was created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
5.Who wrote the novel "Don Quixote"?
- A:Lope de Vega
- B:Gabriel García Márquez
- C:Federico García Lorca
- D:Miguel de Cervantes
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Answer: D: Miguel de Cervantes
"Don Quixote" was written by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes.