Nobel Prize for Literature
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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KAREN PATERSON
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Chinua Achebe
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Wole Soyinka
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What impact did Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Nobel Prize winning novel 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' have on the literary world?
It caused a decline in the literary world.
It had no impact on the literary world.
It only impacted a small niche of the literary world.
It had a significant impact on the literary world.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the significance of the following excerpt from Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize winning novel 'Beloved': 'Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.'
The significance is about the struggle to find a good book to read
The significance is about the process of gaining freedom and then taking ownership of that freedom.
The significance is about the importance of eating healthy food
The significance is about the process of learning a new language
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the Nobel Prize winning author known for his existentialist philosophy and novels such as 'The Stranger' and 'The Plague'.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ernest Hemingway
Leo Tolstoy
Albert Camus
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Nobel Prize winning novel 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway contribute to the author's literary legacy?
Being adapted into a successful film
Becoming a bestseller in the 1930s
Receiving critical acclaim from other authors
Earning him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Interpret the meaning of the following passage from Alice Munro's Nobel Prize winning short story collection 'Dear Life': 'The constant happiness is curiosity.'
Being constantly curious and interested in the world around us can lead to a sense of happiness.
The passage suggests that happiness is found in ignorance.
Curiosity only leads to dissatisfaction and unhappiness.
Happiness comes from never questioning anything.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Name the Nobel Prize winning author known for his epic novel 'The Tin Drum' which explores the horrors of World War II.
Leo Tolstoy
Günter Grass
J.K. Rowling
Ernest Hemingway
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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