40 Questions
What is the title of the novel by Laurence Sterne that is also known as Tristram Shandy?
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
In which city was the first edition of Tristram Shandy printed?
York
Who did Arthur Schopenhauer consider Tristram Shandy to be one of?
The four immortal romances
What narrative technique is usually associated with modernist novelists but has been suggested as a precursor in Tristram Shandy?
Stream of consciousness
Which volume of Tristram Shandy finally reaches Tristram's birth?
Volume III
What style is marked by digression, double entendre, and graphic devices in Tristram Shandy?
Narrative style
Who are the most familiar and important characters in the book besides Tristram?
Walter, Toby, Trim, Doctor Slop
What mishap led to Tristram's nose being crushed?
A difficult birth
What was the child Tristram ultimately named?
Trismegistus
What significant influence did Tristram's name have on his life according to his father's theory?
It led to a life of woe
In what event did Tristram suffer an accidental circumcision?
Due to a chamberpot incident
How does Sterne engage the reader in Tristram Shandy?
By involving them in interpreting a non-traditional plot
What term did Sterne coin within the text of Tristram Shandy, which still holds the same meaning today?
Shandean
Who wrote a letter to Sterne in 1766 encouraging him to use his pen to advocate for the abolition of the slave trade?
Ignatius Sancho
Which literary work heavily influenced Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy?
Cervantes' Don Quixote
Who played the character of Toby in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Tristram Shandy in 2005?
Adrian Scarborough
Which cartoonist adapted Tristram Shandy into a graphic novel?
Martin Rowson
What philosophical framework did Sterne explore in Tristram Shandy, partially influenced by Locke?
Empiricism
Which literary tradition has been argued as a possible classification for Tristram Shandy?
'Learned Wit'
In what year was Tristram Shandy adapted into a film titled 'A Cock and Bull Story'?
2006
Who called Tristram Shandy one of 'the four immortal romances'?
Arthur Schopenhauer
Which language has NOT had a translation of Tristram Shandy according to the text?
Japanese
Which modern authors have been influenced by Laurence Sterne's style in Tristram Shandy?
James Joyce and Virginia Woolf
'Hysterical realism' was noted by which critic as a precursor to authors like Salman Rushdie and Thomas Pynchon?
James Wood
What did Victorian critics accuse Sterne of in relation to his incorporation of other authors' work?
Artistic dishonesty
Who was the first to note Sterne's borrowings from other authors in 'Tristram Shandy'?
John Ferriar
Which book was the main source of ridicule for Sterne in 'Tristram Shandy' according to the text?
Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy
What was the basis of the notions of Tristram Shandy on the subject of perfect government?
A Utopian sketch by Robert Burton
Which authors were major influences on Sterne and 'Tristram Shandy' according to the text?
Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift
According to Graham Petrie, what was the main purpose behind Sterne's rearrangements of borrowed passages in 'Tristram Shandy'?
To make them more humorous or sentimental
Who introduced the so-called paradox of Tristram Shandy in his book The Principles of Mathematics?
Bertrand Russell
What was Karl Popper's conclusion regarding Tristram Shandy's ability to finish writing his history of life?
He would have never finished it.
Which author mentioned the book Tristram Shandy in his writings, describing it as revealing the profoundest depths of the human soul?
Honoré de Balzac
In which novel does Anthony Trollope speculate about a character being descended from Dr Slop in Tristram Shandy?
Barchester Towers
Where is Shandy Hall, the historic site named after the house described in Tristram Shandy, located?
Geneva, Ohio
What did Walter Shandy attempt to build in the short story 'Oh Most Cursed Addition Engine' by H.S. Donnelly?
An addition engine
In which film featuring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson does a rancher defend himself for hanging an alleged cattle rustler without trial?
'The Missouri Breaks'
'The Case of the Bogus Books' in Perry Mason involves a bookseller selling stolen copies of rare books, including a first edition of what book?
'Tristram Shandy'
Which philosopher came to the conclusion that Tristram Shandy would never finish writing his own story?
Karl Popper
In which book does C.S. Lewis refer to the frequent use of 'my father' as a phrase?
Surprised by Joy
Explore the various literary influences on Laurence Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy, including works by Pope, Swift, Locke, Cervantes, Montaigne, and more. Understand how these diverse sources shaped the themes and style of this groundbreaking novel.
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