Tomorrow is the Illinois Primary Election, and by now you probably know the 2016 presidential candidates pretty well. You’ve listened to the speeches, watched the debates, and maybe even gone to a rally. You know what they stand for and against. But do you know what they like to read? Test your knowledge below:
Which candidate named Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov as their favorite novel?
a) Marco Rubio
b) Hillary Clinton
c) Bernie Sanders
d) Ted Cruz
Which of the following is one of Ted Cruz’s favorite comic book characters?
a) Martian Manhunter
b) Superman
c) Rorschach
d) Wonder Woman
Bernie Sanders recommended which book during a 2010 filibuster in the Senate?
a) The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley
b) Third World America by Arianna Huffington
c) Richistan by Robert Frank
d) All of the above
Which of these books was written by Donald Trump?
a) Outsider in the White House
b) Hard Choices
c) American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone
d) None of the above
Which candidate named Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged as their favorite novel?
a) Marco Rubio
b) Donald Trump
c) Bernie Sanders
d) John Kasich
Hillary Clinton is embarrassed not to have read which of the following:
a) Ulysses by James Joyce
b) Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
c) In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
d) War and Peace by Tolstoy
Which candidate read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor?
a) Bernie Sanders
b) Ted Cruz
c) Marco Rubio
d) Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump has said the following book is his favorite:
a) The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
b) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson
c) Crippled America by Donald Trump
d) All of the above
Allen Ginsberg wrote a poem inspired by which candidate?
a) Bernie Sanders
b) Donald Trump
c) John Kasich
d) Hillary Clinton
Check your answers below, and remember… don’t forget to vote!