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Death of Honoré de Balzac (writer)
  • 1. When did Honoré de Balzac pass away?
A) March 3, 1838
B) June 10, 1849
C) October 27, 1824
D) August 18, 1850
  • 2. In which city did Honoré de Balzac die?
A) Madrid
B) Vienna
C) London
D) Paris
  • 3. What was the cause of Balzac's death?
A) Natural causes
B) Heart failure
C) Pneumonia
D) Drowning
  • 4. How old was Balzac when he died?
A) 74
B) 51
C) 63
D) 40
  • 5. In which literary genre did Balzac excel?
A) Realism
B) Surrealism
C) Naturalism
D) Romanticism
  • 6. What nationality was Honoré de Balzac?
A) Italian
B) German
C) French
D) Russian
  • 7. Which famous Russian author was influenced by Balzac's works?
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Alexander Pushkin
  • 8. What profession did Balzac's father want him to pursue?
A) Engineering
B) Teaching
C) Medicine
D) Law
  • 9. What was Balzac's relationship status at the time of his death?
A) Married
B) Single
C) Engaged
D) Divorced
  • 10. Who was Balzac's wife?
A) Marie Du Fresnay
B) Charlotte Brontë
C) Ewelina Hańska
D) George Sand
  • 11. Where was Balzac born?
A) Lyons
B) Paris
C) Marseilles
D) Tours
  • 12. Balzac's works often feature detailed portrayals of which social class?
A) Criminals
B) The French aristocracy
C) Peasants
D) The French bourgeoisie
  • 13. Which historical figure did Balzac write a play about?
A) Queen Victoria
B) Genghis Khan
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Abraham Lincoln
  • 14. Which of Balzac's contemporaries was also a famous French writer?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Jules Verne
C) Voltaire
D) Gustave Flaubert
  • 15. What was Balzac's profession?
A) Musician
B) Writer
C) Painter
D) Scientist
  • 16. What is the title of Balzac's most famous work?
A) Les Misérables
B) Madame Bovary
C) La Comédie Humaine
D) Don Quixote
  • 17. What pen name did Balzac use for some of his works?
A) Léonie de Graffigny
B) Horace de Saint-Aubin
C) Camille de Nevers
D) Renée de Varmé
  • 18. What is the name of Balzac's grave?
A) Montparnasse
B) Highgate
C) Père Lachaise
D) Arlington
  • 19. Which of Balzac's works features the character Rastignac?
A) Great Expectations
B) Père Goriot
C) Anna Karenina
D) The Count of Monte Cristo
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