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

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

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

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. Public Brawling Extramarital Affair Pro-Nazi Sentiments Financial Misconduct

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

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? Peer Gynt A Doll's House Riders to the Sea Hedda Gabler

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

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

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