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