Haruki Murakami Quiz: A Perfect Day Starts With His Books!

A Perfect Day Starts With A Haruki Murakami Book

Haruki Murakami Quiz will beam you up to the world of a famous Japanese writer’s world.

Your general knowledge about his work, his writing habits, and his life will be tested with this Haruki Murakami Quiz.

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#1 Haruki Murakami was first inspired to write a novel during a

theatre play

concert

baseball game

#2 Before becoming the award-winning writer, he ran a

media agency

travel agency

small jazz bar

#3 He started writing his first novel

in English before switching to Japanese.

in Japanese before switching to English.

in Japanese before switching to French.

#4 He didn’t want his first two novels translated into English because

he was planning to write in English anyway

he thought they were immature works

he was planning to translate them himself

#5 He is also a translator, but he doesn’t translate his own novels.

True

False

#6 Translating

“The Great Gatsby” was a long-time goal of his.

“The Catcher in the Rye” was a long-time goal of his.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” was a long-time goal of his.

#7 He usually

rereads the Japanese - the original version of his work.

only rereads translations of his work — not the originals.

#8 He writes

without a plan

with months of planning

#9 What was his jazz bar’s name?

The Cat Dream

Only Cats are Allowed

Peter Cat

#10 His first book took 10 months to write and he wrote it

on his kitchen table.

on his boss table at his Jazz bar

in the public library.

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A Perfect Day Starts With A Haruki Murakami Book

#1 Haruki Murakami was first inspired to write a novel during a

#2 Before becoming the award-winning writer, he ran a

#3 He started writing his first novel

#4 He didn’t want his first two novels translated into English because

#5 He is also a translator, but he doesn’t translate his own novels.

#6 Translating

#7 He usually

#8 He writes

#9 What was his jazz bar’s name?

#10 His first book took 10 months to write and he wrote it

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