German Literature Quiz #1

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  1. Tereza Mora won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    1. Kruso
    2. Widerfarhrnis
    3. Das Ungeheur
    4. Teenager in the Somme 1969
  2. Who won the 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature?
    1. Heinrich Boll
    2. Hermann Hesse
    3. Gunter Grass
    4. Bertlot Brecht
  3. Which was the 10th novel by Herman Hesse?
    1. The Glass Bead Game
    2. Steppenwolf
    3. Siddharta
    4. Demain
  4. Which of these was born in 1917?
    1. Hermann Hesse
    2. Heinrich Boll
    3. Bertlot Brecht
    4. Gunter Grass
  5. Which of these is NOT a novel by Herman Hesse?
    1. Demain
    2. Steppenwolf
    3. Siddharta
    4. The Tin Guitar
  6. Which of these authors was born in 1898?
    1. Gunter Grass
    2. Hermann Hesse
    3. Bertlot Brecht
    4. Johann Von Goethe
  7. What does the E in ETA Hoffman stand for?
    1. Ernest
    2. Erik
    3. Englbert
    4. Eric
  8. Thomas Mann was alive in which of these years?
    1. 1840
    2. 1967
    3. 1933
    4. 1789
  9. The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth is the subtitle of which novel?
    1. Domain
    2. Siddharta
    3. Steppenwolf
    4. The Glass Bead Game
  10. The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum is a novel by whom?
    1. Gunter Grass
    2. Bertlot Brecht
    3. Heinrich Boll
    4. Hermann Hesse
  11. And Never Said a Word is a novel by whom?
    1. Hermann Hesse
    2. Bertlot Brecht
    3. Gunter Grass
    4. Heinrich Boll
  12. Paul was the real first name of whom?
    1. Hermann Hesse
    2. Gunter Grass
    3. Bertlot Brecht
    4. Thomas Mann
  13. Katharina Hacker won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    1. Du Stirbst Nicht
    2. The Have-Nots
    3. The Blindess of the Heart
    4. The Tower
  14. In what year was Henrich Boll award the Noble Prize in Literature?
    1. 2001
    2. 1943
    3. 1972
    4. 1988
  15. In the Jngle of Cities is the work of which German writer?
    1. Gunter Grass
    2. Hermann Hesse
    3. Johann Von Goethe
    4. Bertlot Brecht
  16. Freidrich Schiller was born in which year?
    1. 1859
    2. 1259
    3. 1759
    4. 1659
  17. Emil Sinclair is the main character in which novel?
    1. Steppenwolf
    2. Siddharta
    3. The Glass Bead Game
    4. Demain
  18. Die Irrungen is a work by which Germany author?
    1. Theodor Mommsen
    2. Freidrich Schiller
    3. ETA Hoffmann
    4. Thomas Mann
  19. Castalia is the setting for which novel?
    1. Siddharta
    2. Steppenwolf
    3. Demain
    4. The Glass Bead Game

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  1. Tereza Mora won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    Das Ungeheur
  2. Who won the 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature?
    Heinrich Boll
  3. Which was the 10th novel by Herman Hesse?
    Steppenwolf
  4. Which of these was born in 1917?
    Heinrich Boll
  5. Which of these is NOT a novel by Herman Hesse?
    The Tin Guitar
  6. Which of these authors was born in 1898?
    Bertlot Brecht
  7. What does the E in ETA Hoffman stand for?
    Ernest
  8. Thomas Mann was alive in which of these years?
    1933
  9. The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth is the subtitle of which novel?
    Domain
  10. The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum is a novel by whom?
    Heinrich Boll
  11. And Never Said a Word is a novel by whom?
    Heinrich Boll
  12. Paul was the real first name of whom?
    Thomas Mann
  13. Katharina Hacker won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    The Have-Nots
  14. In what year was Henrich Boll award the Noble Prize in Literature?
    1972
  15. In the Jngle of Cities is the work of which German writer?
    Bertlot Brecht
  16. Freidrich Schiller was born in which year?
    1759
  17. Emil Sinclair is the main character in which novel?
    Demain
  18. Die Irrungen is a work by which Germany author?
    ETA Hoffmann
  19. Castalia is the setting for which novel?
    The Glass Bead Game
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