1. Which Russian author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958 but was forced by the Kremlin to refuse it? Alexander Solzhenitsyn Boris Pasternak Alexander Pushkin Leo Tolstoy

2. What nationality was the author of "Les Miserables"? French Swiss German Belgian

3. Alexandre Dumas was the name of two French writers, father and son. Three of the following novels were written by Alexandre Dumas (pere), the father. Which one was written by Alexandre Dumas (fils), the son? Henry III and His Court The Three Musketeers The Count of Monte Christo The Lady of the Camellias (also known as Camille)

4. Another famous French writer/philosopher was Voltaire, author of "Candide". Voltaire was a pen-name. What was Voltaire's real name? Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault Francois Marie Arouet Armandine Lucie Aurore Dupin Jean Baptiste Poquelin

5. Which Nobel Prize-winning author wrote "Love in the Time of Cholera"? Juan Ramon Jimenez Jose Saramago Gabriel Garcia Marquez Pablo Neruda

6. Miguel de Cervantes is probably the most well known Spanish author. Which of the following novels was his masterpiece? El Cid Don Juan Don Quixote Carmen

7. Which of the following novels was NOT written by the Russian author, Dostoevsky? War and Peace Crime and Punishment The Idiot The Brothers Karamazov

8. Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" was first published in 1857. What was the famous Madame Bovary's first name? Marie Louise Emma Heloise Berthe

9. Which famous Italian novel is based on 100 stories told in 10 days by 10 people? Manzoni's "The Betrothed" Dante's "Divine Comedy" Machiavelli's "The Art of War" Boccaccio's "The Decameron"

10. Among the oldest surviving works of Greek literature are "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". Who is the acknowledged author of these works? Sophocles Aristotle Homer Euripides