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Alexander Kielland - Quiz
Contributed by: Miller
  • 1. In which country was Alexander Kielland born?
A) Denmark
B) Norway
C) Germany
D) Sweden
  • 2. Which of these is one of 'the Four Greats' of Norwegian literature?
A) Alexander Kielland
B) Jens Zetlitz
C) Tor Obrestad
D) Agnar Mykle
  • 3. Who was Alexander Kielland's sister?
A) Kitty Lange Kielland
B) None of the above
C) Marius Kielland
D) Axeliane Christiane Zetlitz Kielland
  • 4. What kind of art did Alexander Kielland's sister practice?
A) Landscape painting
B) Sculpture
C) Architecture
D) Opera singing
  • 5. Which satirical comedy did Kielland write in 1886?
A) Skipper Worse
B) Gift
C) Professoren
D) Tre Par
  • 6. What is the English title of the novel 'Gift'?
A) The Professor
B) Fortune
C) Poison
D) Midsummer Festival
  • 7. What subject does Kielland criticize in his trilogy starting with 'Gift'?
A) The newspaper industry
B) The merchant class
C) The hypocrisy of the clergy
D) The landscape painters
  • 8. In the novel 'Gift', what does the dying boy Marius repeat?
A) Mathematical formulas
B) Poetry verses
C) Latin grammar
D) Religious prayers
  • 9. Where did Kielland serve as mayor?
A) Bergen
B) Molde
C) Stavanger
D) Oslo
  • 10. What was Kielland's position in Møre og Romsdal county starting in 1902?
A) Mayor
B) Journalist
C) Consul
D) Governor
  • 11. Which year did Kielland virtually stop writing fiction?
A) 1902
B) 1906
C) 1891
D) 1886
  • 12. What condition is mentioned in Tor Obrestad's biography as a cause for Kielland's death?
A) Heart disease
B) Tuberculosis
C) Pneumonia
D) Obesity
  • 13. In which city did Kielland spend his later years as governor?
A) Stavanger
B) Trondheim
C) Oslo
D) Molde
  • 14. Which of these is a novel written by Kielland?
A) Forsvarssagen
B) Novelletter
C) Tre par
D) Jacob
  • 15. What was Kielland's profession before he was a writer?
A) Teacher
B) Landscape painter
C) Clergyman
D) Factory owner
  • 16. Which essay did Kielland publish in 1905?
A) Novelletter
B) Menneker og Dyr
C) Forsvarssagen
D) Omkring Napoleon
  • 17. Which of these works is categorized as a play?
A) Sne
B) Bettys Formynder
C) Arbeidsfolk
D) Else
  • 18. Which novel was published in 1880?
A) Gift
B) Jacob
C) Garman & Worse
D) Fortuna
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