During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Catalan literature...

was used as a tool to internationalise the conflict

The main goal of the Renaixença was...

Revitalise Catalan language and literature

During the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939)...

Catalan literature is promoted by the Republican government

From the 16th century onwards...

Spanish replaces Catalan in formal contexts and highbrow literature

What DID NOT happen during the Modernisme and Noucentisme periods?

Most Catalan writers started to write both in Catalan and Spanish

What is NOT true about Catalan literature today?

It is in good health, but a few genres are still written only in Spanish

During the Francoist dictatorship, Catalan literature...

was promoted from exile and in clandestine groups

The Renaixença movement (1833-1892) is linked to...

Political Catalanism, Romanticism

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1
During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Catalan literature...
was practically non-existent
was used as a tool to internationalise the conflict
was used to promote the Catalan language among soldiers
was more vital than ever
2
The main goal of the Renaixença was...
Proclaim the independence of Catalonia from Spain
Encourage writers to publish more novels in Catalan
Promote Catalan literature in other countries
Revitalise Catalan language and literature
3
During the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939)...
Literature written in Catalonia was mainly in Spanish
Due to political unrest, there was a decrease in the literary production
Catalan literature is promoted by the Republican government
Catalan literature and Catalan language are banned
4
From the 16th century onwards...
Catalan is revitalised through various political institutions
Most people couldn't speak Catalan
Spanish replaces Catalan in formal contexts and highbrow literature
Catalan literature was stronger than in Middle Ages.
5
What DID NOT happen during the Modernisme and Noucentisme periods?
A powerful cultural and political infrastructure was created
A process of literary modernisation began
The Catalan language was standardised
Most Catalan writers started to write both in Catalan and Spanish
6
What is NOT true about Catalan literature today?
It is in good health, but a few genres are still written only in Spanish
It has more international projection than ever
It is backed by a solid cultural infrastructure
It is diverse, vital and in good shape
7
Which of these writers is NOT a Medieval author?
Ausiàs March
Ramon Llull
Joanot Martorell
Jacint Verdaguer
8
During the Francoist dictatorship, Catalan literature...
was allowed by the central government
survived only in a few cities like Girona or Lleida
did not survive
was promoted from exile and in clandestine groups
9
Jacint Verdaguer is the most important writer in the Renaixença
False
True
10
"La plaça del Diamant" by Mercè Rodoreda...
is her least well-known novel
is set in a rural setting
is set in the 19th century
is set in Barcelona
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The Renaixença movement (1833-1892) is linked to...
Internationalisation of Catalan literature
Renaissance, classical literary values
Political Catalanism, Romanticism
Catalan independence movements

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