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Alexander Kielland - Quiz
Alexander Kielland
  • 1. In which country was Alexander Kielland born?
A) Denmark
B) Norway
C) Germany
D) Sweden
  • 2. Which of these is one of 'the Four Greats' of Norwegian literature?
A) Tor Obrestad
B) Alexander Kielland
C) Agnar Mykle
D) Jens Zetlitz
  • 3. Who was Alexander Kielland's sister?
A) Kitty Lange Kielland
B) None of the above
C) Marius Kielland
D) Axeliane Christiane Zetlitz Kielland
  • 4. What kind of art did Alexander Kielland's sister practice?
A) Opera singing
B) Landscape painting
C) Architecture
D) Sculpture
  • 5. Which satirical comedy did Kielland write in 1886?
A) Skipper Worse
B) Tre Par
C) Professoren
D) Gift
  • 6. What is the English title of the novel 'Gift'?
A) Fortune
B) Midsummer Festival
C) The Professor
D) Poison
  • 7. What subject does Kielland criticize in his trilogy starting with 'Gift'?
A) The merchant class
B) The newspaper industry
C) The landscape painters
D) The hypocrisy of the clergy
  • 8. In the novel 'Gift', what does the dying boy Marius repeat?
A) Poetry verses
B) Latin grammar
C) Religious prayers
D) Mathematical formulas
  • 9. Where did Kielland serve as mayor?
A) Molde
B) Oslo
C) Stavanger
D) Bergen
  • 10. What was Kielland's position in Møre og Romsdal county starting in 1902?
A) Governor
B) Consul
C) Journalist
D) Mayor
  • 11. Which year did Kielland virtually stop writing fiction?
A) 1906
B) 1886
C) 1891
D) 1902
  • 12. What condition is mentioned in Tor Obrestad's biography as a cause for Kielland's death?
A) Heart disease
B) Pneumonia
C) Obesity
D) Tuberculosis
  • 13. In which city did Kielland spend his later years as governor?
A) Stavanger
B) Oslo
C) Trondheim
D) Molde
  • 14. Which of these is a novel written by Kielland?
A) Forsvarssagen
B) Jacob
C) Tre par
D) Novelletter
  • 15. What was Kielland's profession before he was a writer?
A) Teacher
B) Landscape painter
C) Clergyman
D) Factory owner
  • 16. Which essay did Kielland publish in 1905?
A) Forsvarssagen
B) Menneker og Dyr
C) Omkring Napoleon
D) Novelletter
  • 17. Which of these works is categorized as a play?
A) Bettys Formynder
B) Sne
C) Arbeidsfolk
D) Else
  • 18. Which novel was published in 1880?
A) Fortuna
B) Garman & Worse
C) Gift
D) Jacob
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