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The Birth and Development of Canadian Literature - Quiz
  • 1. What is considered the earliest form of Canadian literature?
A) Indigenous oral traditions
B) Novels from the 19th century
C) Short stories from the 20th century
D) Colonial poetry
  • 2. What literary period followed the Confederation of Canada in 1867?
A) The Confederation period
B) The Victorian period
C) The Postmodern period
D) The Modernist period
  • 3. Who wrote the novel 'The Handmaid's Tale'?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Emily St. John Mandel
C) Alice Munro
D) Fiona Barnes
  • 4. Which movement is associated with the writing of Canadian women in the 1970s?
A) Realism
B) Surrealism
C) Feminism
D) Postmodernism
  • 5. In which province is the literary magazine 'The Malahat Review' based?
A) Alberta
B) Ontario
C) British Columbia
D) Quebec
  • 6. Which literary award is specifically for Canadian literature?
A) The Booker Prize
B) The Giller Prize
C) The Pulitzer Prize
D) The Orange Prize
  • 7. Which Canadian author won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Michael Ondaatje
C) Alice Munro
D) Yann Martel
  • 8. What is a major theme in Canadian literature?
A) Love and romance
B) Adventure and exploration
C) Political satire
D) Identity and place
  • 9. 'The Colony of Unrequited Dreams' is a novel by which author?
A) Wayne Johnston
B) Lynn Coady
C) Michael Ondaatje
D) Thomas King
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