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Example Question #7 : Literature, Art, And Architecture 1900 To Present
Which of the following authors wrote The Stranger, a book considered by many to be a seminal work of existentialism?
Jonathan Swift
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Geoffrey Chaucer
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Hemingway and Fitzgerald were writers during the Lost Generation, when Existentialism was extremely popular, however neither of them wrote the book in question, so they would not be good choices. Chaucer and Swift lived before Existentialism existed, so they could not possibly be contenders for the author. Lastly, Camus is arguably most famous for The Stranger, and as such he is the best choice.
Example Question #8 : Literature, Art, And Architecture 1900 To Present
Which of the following writers cannot be classified as a practitioner of literary Modernism?
James Joyce
William Faulkner
All of these writers are noted practitioners of Modernism
T.S Eliot
Virginia Woolf
All of these writers are noted practitioners of Modernism
The correct answer is "none of the other answers" because the 4 writers listed are all canon practitioners of literary Modernism. Modernism, as an artistic school, has been a major movement in visual art, architecture, and the literary arts, but the movement had different manifestations and occurred at different times.
Example Question #9 : Literature, Art, And Architecture 1900 To Present
The Nobel Prize for Literature was first awarded in 1901 and has been awarded in all but seven of the past hundred and fifteen years since.
Which country has the most Nobel Prize winners for Literature?
United States
Germany
France
Sweden
United Kingdom
France
France has the most Nobel Prize winners for literature with 15. The rest of the list is as follows: USA (10), UK (10), Germany (8), Sweden (6).
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