GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : GRE Subject Test: Literature in English
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Example Questions
Example Question #213 : Contexts Of Prose
The Tin Drum is a seminal example of which genre?
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Comedy of Manners
Ethnography
Horror
Magical Realism
With its elements of fairytale and magic, The Tin Drum is well known as an early example of magical realism.
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #214 : Contexts Of Prose
What nationality is the author of The Tin Drum?
Austrian
Greek
German
French
Algerian
German
Although born in what is now Gdańsk, Poland, Günter Grass wrote in German and lived in Germany for most of his life.
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #215 : Contexts Of Prose
When was The Tin Drum published?
1940s
1950s
1910s
1930s
1920s
1950s
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #631 : Gre Subject Test: Literature In English
Which of the following is not another work by the author of The Tin Drum?
The Flounder
My Century
The Glass Bead Game
The Meeting at Telgte
Dog Years
The Glass Bead Game
Dog Years (1963), The Flounder (1977), My Century (1999), and The Meeting at Telgte (1979) are all by Günter Grass. The Glass Bead Game (1943) is by the German author Hermann Hesse.
Example Question #632 : Gre Subject Test: Literature In English
Who is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Antal Szerb
Jefimija
Milorad Pavić
Fernando Pessoa
Imre Kertész
Milorad Pavić
Dictionary of the Khazars (1984) is the famous first novel by Milorad Pavić (1929-2009).
Fernando Pessoa wrote Always Astonished (1988). Jefimija wrote Lament for a Dead Son (1400). Imre Kertész wrote The Pathseeker (1977). Antal Szerb wrote Journey by Moonlight (1937).
Example Question #218 : Contexts Of Prose
What nationality is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Serbian
Czech
Estonian
Hungarian
Polish
Serbian
Born in Belgrade, Milorad Pavić was Serbian. Pavić published Dictionary of the Khazars in 1984.
Example Question #633 : Gre Subject Test: Literature In English
What is another title by the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
The Land of Green Plums
The King Bows and Kills
Traveling on One Leg
Landscape Painted with Tea
The Hunger Angel
Landscape Painted with Tea
Landscape Painted with Tea is a 1988 novel by Pavić. The rest of the titles are by the German author Herta Müller. The Hunger Angel was published in 2009. The Land of Green Plums was published in 1994. Traveling on One Leg was published in 1989. The King Bows and Kills was published in 2003.
Example Question #634 : Gre Subject Test: Literature In English
Which of the following is an unusual attribute of Dictionary of the Khazars?
It consists of untranslated Serbian poems
It features a ‘choose your own ending’ format
It has no narrative voice
It features two editions: one male and one female
Its chapters are in reverse chronological order
It features two editions: one male and one female
Dictionary of the Khazars is known for its two editions (although they differ only by a single paragraph).
Example Question #402 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
What is a central subject of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Adultery
Religion
Bribery
Theft
Unrequited love
Religion
The novel is primarily concerned with the religious lives of the Khazars, a fictional people who Pavić has said represents the Serbs.
Example Question #635 : Gre Subject Test: Literature In English
Who is the author of Água Viva?
Fernando Pessoa
Machado de Assis
José Saramago
Paulo Coelho
Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector
Published in Portuguese in 1973, this first-person novel is one of the most famous works by Clarice Lispector (1920-1977).
Paulo Coelho wrote The Alchemist (1988). Machado de Assis wrote The Hand and the Glove (1874). Fernando Pessoa wrote Antinous (1918). José Saramago wrote Blindness (1995). All of the answer options are renowned Brazilian authors who worked primarily in Portuguese.
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