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Scandinavian Writers

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Scandinavian Writers game quiz
"Most of these names will be slightly familiar to you."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. The Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen, produced many types of writing. He is, however, best known for his work in what area?
    Novels
    Plays
    Fairy Tales
    Poems


2. Thorsten Veblen, of Norwegian descent, is best known for what work?
    The Wealth of Nations
    The Theory of The Leisure Class
    The Economic Consequences of Peace
    The American Form of Democracy


3. Danish Philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, is most closely associated with what branch of philosophy?
    Utilitarianism
    Fabian Socialism
    Dialectical Materialism
    Existentialism


4. Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature. Later in his life, however, he was famous - or infamous - for a different reason.
    Extramarital Affair
    Public Brawling
    Financial Misconduct
    Pro-Nazi Sentiments


5. Speaking of the Nobel Prize, with what country is Alfred Nobel associated?
    Denmark
    Norway
    Iceland
    Sweden


6. Shakespeare, of course, was not Scandinavian - but one of his most famous characters was. Of what country was Hamlet a prince?
    Norway
    Denmark
    Sweden
    Iceland


7. Which play is NOT the work of the Norwegian writer, Henrik Ibsen?
    Riders to the Sea
    Hedda Gabler
    A Doll's House
    Peer Gynt


8. Which Norwegian author wrote 'Giants in the Earth'?
    Selma Legerlof
    Emanuel Swedenborg
    O. E. Rolvag
    Ludvig Holberg


9. Which of these works was NOT written by the Swedish author, August Strindberg?
    Miss Julie
    The Plough and the Stars
    The Father
    The Dream Play


10. Thor Heyerdahl, author of the popular non-fiction adventure story 'Kon-Tiki', is from what country?
    Sweden
    Denmark
    Iceland
    Norway


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Compiled Jun 28 12