- 1. In which country was Honoré de Balzac born?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Italy
D) England
- 2. Which literary movement was Balzac associated with?
A) Realism
B) Naturalism
C) Romanticism
D) Symbolism
- 3. Which novel by Balzac is a poignant story of a young provincial woman's rise to upper-class status in Parisian society?
A) Cousin Bette
B) Eugénie Grandet
C) Père Goriot
D) The Black Sheep
- 4. In which year did Honoré de Balzac pass away?
A) 2000
B) 1900
C) 1850
D) 1800
- 5. With his enormous output, Balzac is sometimes compared to which other prolific author?
A) Jane Austen
B) Mark Twain
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Charles Dickens
- 6. In Balzac's works, what is a recurring theme often associated with ambition and social climbing?
A) Money
B) Religion
C) Nature
D) Love
- 7. What is Balzac's full name?
A) Honoré de Balzac
B) Henri Balzac
C) Louis Balzac
D) Jacques Balzac
- 8. Which of the following genres did Balzac NOT write in?
A) Historical fiction
B) Philosophical essays
C) Science fiction
D) Detective fiction
- 9. Which prominent Russian writer was heavily influenced by Balzac's works?
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Nikolai Gogol
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
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