- 1. In which country was Honoré de Balzac born?
A) England
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) France
- 2. Which literary movement was Balzac associated with?
A) Romanticism
B) Symbolism
C) Realism
D) Naturalism
- 3. Which novel by Balzac is a poignant story of a young provincial woman's rise to upper-class status in Parisian society?
A) Cousin Bette
B) Père Goriot
C) Eugénie Grandet
D) The Black Sheep
- 4. In which year did Honoré de Balzac pass away?
A) 1800
B) 1850
C) 2000
D) 1900
- 5. With his enormous output, Balzac is sometimes compared to which other prolific author?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Virginia Woolf
C) Jane Austen
D) Mark Twain
- 6. In Balzac's works, what is a recurring theme often associated with ambition and social climbing?
A) Nature
B) Money
C) Love
D) Religion
- 7. What is Balzac's full name?
A) Louis Balzac
B) Jacques Balzac
C) Honoré de Balzac
D) Henri Balzac
- 8. Which of the following genres did Balzac NOT write in?
A) Detective fiction
B) Historical fiction
C) Science fiction
D) Philosophical essays
- 9. Which prominent Russian writer was heavily influenced by Balzac's works?
A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Anton Chekhov
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Nikolai Gogol
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