Latin American Literature

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1. Famous Colombian novelist, won the Nobel Prize in 1982. Octavio Paz Mario Vargas Llosa Juan Rulfo Gabriel Garcia Marquez

2. How many novels did Jorge Luis Borges write? Five Nine None Seven

3. Where was the Argentine writer Julio Cortazar born? Brussels Buenos Aires Paris Montevideo

4. Who wrote 'The Tunnel'? Augusto Roa Bastos Ernesto Sabato Mario Benedetti Manuel Puig

5. Which famous Latin American poet is played by Phillip Noiret in the Italian film 'The Postman' (Il Postino)? Jose Asuncion Silva Ruben Dario Pablo Neruda Oliverio Girondo

6. Which celebrated Argentine poetess committed suicide by drowning in the sea? Silvina Ocampo Victoria Ocampo Alfonsina Storni Olga Orozco

7. Who's the author of 'Hopscotch', one of the most outstanding novels of the twentieth-century? Horacio Quiroga Julio Cortazar Carlos Fuentes Gabriel Garcia Marquez

8. Who was Jorge Luis Borges' best friend, also a renowned writer? Adolfo Bioy Casares Leopoldo Marechal Manuel Mujica Lainez Leopoldo Lugones

9. 'The House of the ...' was written by the famous Chilean novelist Isabel Allende. Gods Rivers Sand Spirits

10. Which hero of the South American Independence is the main character of a novel written by Garcia Marquez? Simon Bolivar Bernardo O'Higgins Jose de San Martin Guillermo Brown

11. In which Mexican city was Angeles Mastretta born? Mexico D.F. Cancun Guadalajara Puebla

12. Which famous Chilean poet wrote a book that includes 'Twenty Love Poems' in its title? Alberto Fuguet Pablo Neruda Jose Maria Heredia Amado Nervo

13. Which of the following is not a Latin American poet? Jose Marti Vicente Huidobro Cesar Vallejo Federico Garcia Lorca

14. Which of the following writers nearly became president of his country? Jose Lezama Lima Juan Gelman Mario Vargas Llosa Carlos Fuentes

15. She was a poetess and also a nun. Juana Ines de la Cruz Gabriela Mistral Juana de Ibarbourou Alejandra Pizarnik

16. Who wrote the national classic of 'gaucho' literature, 'Martin Fierro'? Ricardo Guiraldes Hilario Ascasubi Jose Hernandez Estanislao del Campo

17. A literary explosion of Latin American Literature took place during the 1960s. What name did this phenomenon receive? The Revolution The Shock The Boom The Bloom

18. Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga spent many years living in a hostile territory. What was it? The desert A lonely island The mountains The jungle

19. What is the term utilized to describe a technique that combines fantasy with realism, used by many Latin American writers? Fantastic realism Magic realism Real magic Real fantasy

20. Who wrote 'The Time of The Hero' (La ciudad y los perros) in 1963? Ricardo Palma Antonio Skarmeta Florencio Sanchez Mario Vargas Llosa

21. Famous Nicaraguan poet who changed the course of Spanish poetry and brought it into the mainstream of twentieth-century Modernism. Juan Zorrilla de San Martin Ruben Dario Manuel Gutierrez Najera Julian del Casal

22. Which peculiarity do all characters of Juan Rulfo's novel 'Pedro Paramo' have? They are all dead They are all old people They are all men They are all fugitives

23. What was the last name of the family whose story is told in 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', Garcia Marquez's most celebrated novel? Mediodia Buendia Buenos Dias Felizdia

24. Which of the following writers was blind? Adolfo Bioy Casares Jorge Luis Borges German Arciniegas Jorge Isaacs

25. Which of the following Latin American writers never won the Nobel Prize? Jorge Luis Borges Gabriela Mistral Miguel Angel Asturias Gabriel Garcia Marquez