German Literature Quiz #1

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

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