World Literature

Question 1

It refers to the prevailing form of African literature until the Swahilis transcribed their stories and folk literature?

Accepted Answer

Spoken Tradition

Question 2

The Sanskrit term for a compilation of tales in prose and poetry, featuring fables and magical tales, with five books.

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Panchatantra

Question 3

The name of the ancient Indian text that is considered one of the two major Sanskrit epics, along with the Mahabharata.

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Ramayana

Question 4

Which author's works include "Ripostes" (1912) and "Lustra" (1916), emphasizing direct and sparse language in poetry?

Accepted Answer

Ezra Pound

Question 5

Which Indian epic recounts the dynastic struggle & civil wars b/n the Pandavas & Kauravas in the kingdom of Kurukshetra?

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Mahabharata

Question 6

Who wrote the poem "Annabel Lee" and gained instant fame for his macabre stories and poems?

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 7

Who is the author of the renowned Chinese novel "Water Margin"?

Accepted Answer

Shi Nai'an

Question 8

What is the purpose of on-the-spot oral poems in African tradition?

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To praise kings and chiefs

Question 9

Which African poet is known for his non-religious poems known as shairi poems, which grew out of poetry contests?

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James Mbotela

Question 10

Colloquial fiction in where the author describes the world from his perspective and reveals his own mental states.

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I novel (Watakushi-shôsetu)

Question 11

Known for the epic poems Iliad & Odyssey, which narrate the heroic achievements of Achilles and Odysseus, respectively.

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Homer

Question 12

Which English poet wrote the famous love poem "How Do I Love Thee," dedicated to her husband Robert Browning?

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Question 13

In which country did Surrealism start in Latin America when Aldo Pellegrini launched the first Surrealist magazine?

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Argentina

Question 14

Which type of Chinese poetry is composed of descriptive poems that include both prose and couplets?

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Fu

Question 15

The greatest Roman orator known for his speech Pro Cluentio, expressing abstract & complicated thoughts clearly in Latin

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Cicero

Question 16

Who wrote odd poems with imperfect rhyme and avoided regular rhythms, with a collection published posthumously in 1890?

Accepted Answer

Emily Dickinson

Question 17

Which Italian writer perfected the Italian sonnet and published them in the Canzoniere?

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Petrarch

Question 18

A literary movement by Jorge Luis Borges, aimed to revitalize poetry through the use of metaphors and visual imagery.

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Ultraismo

Question 19

What is the traditional term for Chinese couplets, which are often displayed during festivals and on special occasions?

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Shi

Question 20

Which Colombian fictionist wrote the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, a part of the Boom novels?

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Question 21

Who is the author of "The Tale of Genji," one of the earliest novels in the world & masterpiece of Japanese literature?

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Murasaki Shikibu

Question 22

Which Spanish writer is known for the novel Don Quixote, one of the most widely read works of Western Literature?

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Miguel de Cervantes

Question 23

Considered the greatest French short story writer, known for his objective stories representing a real “slice of life”

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Guy de Maupassant

Question 24

Which Latin American poet wrote Residence on Earth, a collection of poetry inspired by surrealism?

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Pablo Neruda

Question 25

Who authored the classic Italian masterpiece Decameron, written in the vernacular?

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Boccaccio

Question 26

Who among the following Chinese poets wrote poetry as he traveled widely across China and used free-form poetry?

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Li Bai

Question 27

Which category of African literature includes myths, stories, poems, folktales, and riddles?

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Oral Tradition

Question 28

A literary device used in Chinese poetry, involving the use of homophones/near-homophones to create puns/wordplay?

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Rhapsody

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Great Classic Novels of Chinese literature?

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Romance of the Kingdom

Question 30

Which author published the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, addressing issues of prejudice and racism?

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Harper Lee

Question 31

During which dynasty was the Chinese novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" set?

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Song dynasty

Question 32

Which Japanese literary work is known as a genre-bending miscellany of short, largely unrelated pieces?

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The Pillow Book

Question 33

Which Cuban writer wrote The Kingdom of This World, a novel of the magic realism genre?

Accepted Answer

Alejo Carpentier

Question 34

Who is described as Africa’s most famous and versatile playwright, earning a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986?

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Wole Soyinka

Question 35

Which Roman poet wrote the epic poem Aeneid, depicting the journey of Aeneas to found the great Roman Empire?

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Virgil

Question 36

Who was the Mexican writer who founded the literary movement Estredintismo in Mexico City?

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Manuel Maples Acre

Question 37

Which Chinese literary work is celebrated for its realism, psychological depth, and richness of plot?

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Dream of the Red Chamber

Question 38

Who wrote the novel Madame Bovary, marking the beginning of a new age of realism in French literature?

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Gustave Flaubert

Question 39

What is the title of the first Swahili novella, authored by James Mbotela in 1934?

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Freedom for the Slaves

Question 40

Which author wrote the gothic romance novel "The Scarlet Letter

Accepted Answer

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 41

Who was Japan’s first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature and is known as the master of psychological fiction?

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Yasunari Kawabata

Question 42

Who is the Peruvian writer known for his novel The Time of the Hero, a part of the Boom novels?

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Mario Vargas Llosa

Question 43

Who is known for his fantastic stories and published them later as a collection entitled Ficciones?

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Jorge Luis Borges

Question 44

What literary movement, recognized in the 1930s, celebrated blackness and African traditions?

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Negritude

Question 45

Who founded the literary movement Creacionismo, a part of the Vanguardia, in Latin America?

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Vicente Huidebro

Question 46

Who wrote the first Christian-inspired novel in Africa, titled "Moeti oa Bochabela" (Traveller of the East)?

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Thomas Mokopu Mofolo

Question 47

Who reinvented Yoruban folklore in the English language, becoming the first Nigerian recognized internationally?

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Amos Tutuola

Question 48

Considered the supreme Japanese haiku poet, credited with making haiku an accepted artistic expression in the world

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Matsuo Basho

Question 49

Which Chilean writer wrote The House of the Spirits, a part of the post-Boom literature?

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Isabel Allende

Question 50

Chinese poet known for structured form of poetry & realistic themes, like the difficulties of war, poverty, & rural life

Accepted Answer

Du Fu

Question 51

Who is famous for macabre stories like "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado"?

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 52

Which ancient text became an important work of Hindu tradition in terms of both literature and philosophy?

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Bhagavad Gita

Question 53

What is the alternate name for the Chinese novel "Journey to the West," which features the adventures of Sun Wukong?

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The Adventures of Monkey

Question 54

Who was a leader of the Imagists and emphasized the use of direct language and precise images in poetry?

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Ezra Pound

Question 55

Who is the author of the longest epic in the world, which had a great impact on shaping Indian civilization?

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Valmiki

Question 56

Which poet became known for her confessional poetry and won a Pulitzer Prize for her work "Live or Die" in 1966?

Accepted Answer

Anne Sexton

Question 57

Which two major colonizing movements have had a significant impact on the literary traditions of Africa?

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Islamic Arabs and Christian Europeans

Question 58

Which poem by Emily Dickinson is known for its confessional nature and avoidance of regular rhythms?

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"Wanting to Die"

Question 59

Who is known for the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, and the short story God Sees the Truth but Waits?

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Leo Tolstoy

Question 60

Wrote poems Mending Wall, The Road Not Taken, & After Apple-Picking, portraying ordinary people in everyday situations

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Robert Frost

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