- 1. In which country was Augusto Roa Bastos born?
A) Argentina
B) Paraguay
C) Uruguay
D) Chile
- 2. Which literary award did Augusto Roa Bastos win in 1989?
A) Pulitzer Prize
B) Cervantes Prize
C) Nobel Prize in Literature
D) Booker Prize
- 3. Which famous Paraguayan novel is Augusto Roa Bastos known for?
A) Don Segundo Sombra
B) Yo el supremo
C) El túnel
D) Santa Evita
- 4. In which year was Augusto Roa Bastos born?
A) 1903
B) 1925
C) 1917
D) 1932
- 5. What is the meaning of the title 'Hijo de hombre'?
A) Child of the Earth
B) Father's Son
C) Man of Honor
D) Son of Man
- 6. Which short story collection by Augusto Roa Bastos won the National Prize for Literature in Paraguay?
A) Noche de la tegua
B) El último caminante
C) Los pies sobre el agua
D) El trueno entre las hojas
- 7. Which indigenous culture heavily influenced Augusto Roa Bastos's writing?
A) Quechua
B) Mapuche
C) Guarani
D) Aymara
- 8. Augusto Roa Bastos was exiled from Paraguay for political reasons. To which country did he move during his exile?
A) Mexico
B) Argentina
C) Brazil
D) Chile
- 9. What is the English translation of the title 'El fiscal' by Augusto Roa Bastos?
A) The Judge
B) The Detective
C) The Prosecutor
D) The Criminal
- 10. Which political figure is the protagonist of Augusto Roa Bastos' novel 'I, the Supreme'?
A) Frank Lloyd Wright
B) Simón Bolívar
C) José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
D) Augusto Roa Bastos
- 11. What was the first novel written by Augusto Roa Bastos?
A) I, the Supreme
B) El trueno entre las hojas
C) Hijo de hombre
D) Yo, el Supremo
- 12. In which year did Augusto Roa Bastos pass away?
A) 2015
B) 1985
C) 1995
D) 2005
- 13. What was the original language of Augusto Roa Bastos' novel 'Hijo de hombre'?
A) Portuguese
B) Guarani
C) Spanish
D) French
- 14. Who directed the film adaptation of Augusto Roa Bastos's 'Hijo de hombre'?
A) Luis Buñuel
B) Pedro Almodóvar
C) Alejandro González Iñárritu
D) Lucas Demare
- 15. What is the protagonist's profession in Augusto Roa Bastos's 'El fiscal'?
A) Prosecutor
B) Lawyer
C) Journalist
D) Police Officer
- 16. In which year did Augusto Roa Bastos win the Cervantes Prize?
A) 1975
B) 1995
C) 1989
D) 1960
- 17. In which city did Augusto Roa Bastos spend his last years?
A) Buenos Aires
B) Mexico City
C) Asunción
D) Rio de Janeiro
- 18. Where did Augusto Roa Bastos spend the last years of his life in exile?
A) United States
B) France
C) Mexico
D) Italy
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