The Man Booker Prize Quiz

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded every year for a novel written by a writer from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to (a)   the very best in contemporary fiction.

• represent
• celebrate
• acknowledge
• promote

The prize was (a)   called the Booker-McConnell Prize, which was the name of the company that sponsored it, though it was better-known as simply the ‘Booker Prize’.

• originally
• finally
• recently
• never

Publishers can submit books for (a)   for the prize, but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted they think should be included.

• consideration
• publication
• review
• editing

Great efforts are made to (a)   that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender and professions within the industry.

• ensure
• ignore
• disrupt
• neglect

However, when the panel of judges has been (a)   , they are left to make their own decisions without any further involvement or (b)   from the prize sponsor.

• final
• initial
• temporary
• provisional

The Man Booker judges include writers, critics, editors and academics to (a)   the consistent quality and reputation of the prize.

• maintain
• disrupt
• ignore
• undermine

Its (a)   is such that, in addition to the £50,000 that comes with the prize, winners will almost certainly see their sales increase considerably.

• influence
• power
• intention
• effect