1. Which Indian poet, famous for his "Gitanjali", was awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature? Sir Rabindranath Tagore Ved Mehta Mulk Raj Amand Mirza Ghalib

2. This poet's last name means "Tentmaker." Who was this famous Persian poet, famous for the "Rubáiyát"? Ibn Khalid Hafiz Firdawsi Omar Khayyam

3. This book tells of a prince and his friend's grandson Kaoru. What is this "first novel" that told of Japanese life in the Heian period, written by Lady Shikibu Murasaki? The Tale of Genji Manyo-Shu The Pillow Book Nihon Shoki

4. What 17th century Japanese poet was master of the haiku? Du Fu Basho Yamato Matsuo Hokkaido

5. What Chinese philosopher, born in the Lu province, is famous for his work, The Analects? Lao-Tse Confucius Mencius Dao Xi

6. What Japanese author, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for literature, wrote the book "The Catch"? Answer: (Two Letters- last name only)

7. What was 1988 Nobel Prize winner from Egypt Naguib Mahfouz's most famous work, written in 1952, known as "al-Thulyathiyya" in Arabic? Lessons from the Pyramids The Cairo Trilogy Pharaoh Khafre's Children The Essence of My Preserved Organs

8. What ancient Sanskrit epic tells of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu, who must save his love Sita who was carried off by the demon king Ravana? Answer: (One Word)

9. The 2000 Nobel Prize winner in literature was from what eastern country? Japan China Iran India

10. What British novelist of Indian descent had his work "The Satanic Verses" banned in all Islamic countries? Ibrahim Nasr Allah Zaynab al-Ghazali Mustafa Mahmud Salman Rushdie

11. Perhaps the greatest Chinese poet, who wrote about a bloody rebellion in China in 755 AD? He is one of the great T'ang Dynasty poets. Li Bo Du Fu Wang Wei Sui Yi

12. "The Thousand and One Nights", or "Arabian Nights", is a famous Arabian collection of stories including Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin, and Ali Baba. Who was the queen that told these stories to her wife-murdering husband? Scheherazade Shahara Schahriare Sultana

13. The Rig-, the Atharva-, the Yajur-, and the Sama- are all what types of sacred Hindu texts? Answer: (One Word)

14. What Japanese plays are acted out by puppets? Bunraku Kabuki No Itzu

15. Ziye, a Chinese woman poet, wrote about what young girl who took her father's place on the battlefield? Answer: (One Word- it's really not hard...)

16. What very early Japanese work, written with Chinese characters, is known in English as "Record of Ancient Matters" (712)? Kokin-shu Nihon shoki Kojiki Manyo-shu

17. This Indian court poet and dramatist wrote three important plays: "Shakuntala", "Vikramorvasi", and "Malavikagnimitra". Who was he? Chand Bardai Kalidasa Tulsi Das Jagannath Das

18. What is the prayer book of Zoroastrianism, the Persian religion? Coerzn Zoroi Ahura-Mazda Zend-Avesta Ahriman Kaora

19. What Persian poet, whose name means "one who has memorized the Koran", has works published under the title "Divan"? Omar Khayyam Firdawsi Hafiz Ibn Khalid

20. What Lebanese-American writer is leader of the school of Arab American writers known as The Bond of the Pen? He wrote "Nymphs of the Valley" and "The Prophet". Ajnihah Jazirah Osama bin Allah bin Qasr (al-mutanabi) Bob Smith Khalil Gibran