Pages From The Goncourt Journal by Edmond de Goncourt
- 1. Who is the author of 'Pages From The Goncourt Journal'?
A) Zola
B) Edmond de Goncourt
C) Balzac
D) Maupassant
- 2. In what year did Edmond de Goncourt begin to keep his journal?
A) 1880
B) 1851
C) 1865
D) 1875
- 3. Goncourt wrote the journal with which of his brothers?
A) Jules de Goncourt
B) Louis de Goncourt
C) Henri de Goncourt
D) Paul de Goncourt
- 4. Which artistic movement is Goncourt associated with?
A) Impressionism
B) Naturalism
C) Modernism
D) Romanticism
- 5. How did the Goncourt brothers influence French literature?
A) By writing plays
B) By painting
C) Through their detailed literary critiques
D) By translating works
- 6. In which city did Goncourt frequently write his journal?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Brussels
D) New York
- 7. What attitude towards nature is expressed in the journal?
A) Hostility
B) Indifference
C) Appreciation and observation
D) Fear
- 8. Which famous painter's work is frequently discussed in Goncourt's journal?
A) Van Gogh
B) Manet
C) Monet
D) Delacroix
- 9. What type of writing does Goncourt criticize in his journal?
A) Technical writing
B) Scientific writing
C) Sentimental writing
D) Expository writing
- 10. What influential writer did Goncourt often critique in his journal?
A) Dumas
B) Proust
C) Hugo
D) Flaubert
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