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