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A quiz about the biography of Derek Walcott.
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1
What is one thing that Walcott says exists in his home and is also explored in his writing?
the culture gap between different West Indies islands
violence
the poor U.S. and Caribbean diplomatic relations
the lack of national identity in the West Indies
2
Walcott says that if writers from the West Indies do not ___, they will not mature.
look forward
think
dig deeper
look back
3
In Walcott's epic "Omeros," which ideas are explored?
the beauty of the islands
the role of the poet in a post-colonial world
the fragmentation of Caribbean identity
the colonial burden
4
How many failed marriages did Walcott have?
three
one
two
none - it's a trick question!
5
At what university did Walcott not get a position he wanted because of sexual harassment?
Boston University
the University of Alberta
Oxford University
Trinidad University of the Arts
6
Prior to Walcott winning the Nobel Prize, how many other Caribbean authors had done so?
one
none - it's a trick question!
three
two
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What had Walcott done by age 19?
gotten his poetry criticized by a priest
married
published two collections of poems
published one collection of poems
8
In what year did Walcott win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
2004
1992
1990
2007
9
Walcott said he could never separate writing poetry and ___.
his mother
writing drama
painting
praying
10
What are many of Derek Walcott's twenty published plays about?
religion in St. Lucia
gender prejudice
violent racism in his childhood
the West Indies and colonialism
11
What is the name of what most people consider to be Walcott's best work, published in 1990?
Omeros
Homerus
Omega
Omeric
12
What did Walcott found in 1959 in Trinidad?
a school for the underprivileged
a poetry-writing workshop
a story-telling club
a theater workshop
13
How many children does Walcott have?
one
three
two
none - it's a trick question!
14
What was Walcott's middle name?
Adams
Alton
Aiden
Adam
15
Where was Walcott born?
Boston
St. Lucia
St. Thomas
Trinidad
16
In what year were sexual harassment allegations leveled at Walcott?
1999
2017
2007
2009
17
What other art form did Walcott demonstrate excellency in?
painting
dancing
translating
sketching
18
At what university in the U.S. did Walcott spend much of his professional career?
New York University
Columbia University
Boston University
Long Island State University
19
Who is one poet that Walcott was not influenced by or friends with, according to the biography?
T.S. Eliot
William Carlos Williams
Seamus Heaney
Ezra Pound
20
In what year did Walcott pass away?
2017
He's not dead.
2015
2016