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