QUIZ #4 LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE

1. Which of the following countries is NOT traditionally considered part of Latin American literature?
   
   

• CHILE

• ARGENTINA

• SPAIN

• MEXICO

Who founded the Creacionismo movement in 1916?

• a) Jorge Luis Borges

• b) Vicente Huidobro

• c) Gabriel Garcia Marquez

• d) Carlos Fuentes

Ultraismo was introduced to South America by:

• a) Alejo Carpentier

• b) Manuel Maples Arce

• c) Jorge Luis Borges

• d) Octavio Paz

Which literary movement was founded in Mexico City by Manuel Maples Arce?

• a) Surrealism

• b) Estridentismo

• c) Realism

• d) Modernismo

1. Aldo Pellegrini played a role in starting which movement in Argentina?
   

• 1. a) Magic Realism

• 1. b) Romanticism

• 1. c) Surrealism

• 1. d) Regionalism

1. What is the title of Jorge Luis Borges’ collection of fantastic stories?

• 1. a) Hopscotch

• 1. b) Ficciones

• 1. c) The Death of Artemio Cruz

• 1. d) The House of Spirits

1. The novel The Kingdom of This World (1949) was written by:

• 1. a) Alejo Carpentier

• 1. b) Carlos Fuentes

• 1. c) Isabel Allende

• 1. d) Miguel Angel Asturias

The President (1946), an early example of magic realism, was written by:

• a) Julio Cortázar

• b) Mario Vargas Llosa

• c) Miguel Angel Asturias

• d) Octavio Paz

1. What is one defining characteristic of magic realism?

• 1. a) A focus on futuristic technology
     

• 1. b) A blend of fantasy and realism
     

• 1. c) Strict adherence to historical facts
     

• 1. d) Emphasis on scientific discoveries

1. The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962) was written by which Mexican author?
   

• 1. a) Julio Cortázar
     

• 1. b) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
     

• 1. c) Carlos Fuentes
     

• 1. d) Mario Vargas Llosa