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European literature, writers and poets

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of a British author, screenwriter, film producer, best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series?

a)

Kate Atkinson

b)

Holly Smale

c)

Philippa Gregory

d)

Joanne Rowling

2.

What is the name of an author famous for his short stories about detective Sherlock Holmes?

a)

John Dickson Carr

b)

Agatha Christie

c)

Arthur Conan Doyle

d)

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

3.

The author who wrote The Hobbit and the epic trilogy Lord of the Rings.

a)

Joanne Rowling

b)

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

c)

Holly Smale

d)

Kate Atkinson

4.

What is the name of the French author famed for science fiction novels such as 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?

a)

Jules Verne

b)

Michel Jean Pierre Verne

c)

Stefan Wul

d)

Maurice Renard

5.

What is the name of Spanish writer, author of 'Don Quixote', one of the world's greatest literary masterpieces?

a)

Miguel de Unamuno

b)

Lope de Vega

c)

Francisco de Quevedo

d)

Miguel de Cervantes

6.

What are the names of German authors Brothers Grimm famous for their fairy tales and stories like Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood?

a)

Hans and Heinrich

b)

Karl and Otto

c)

Jacob and Wilhelm

d)

Albert and Helmut

7.

What is the name of the German poet, novelist and playwright, known for his drama 'Faust'?

a)

Friedrich Schiller

b)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

c)

Wilhelm Müller

d)

Heinrich Heine

8.

German writer who wrote the novel 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.

a)

Erich Maria Remarque

b)

Thomas Mann

c)

Hermann Hesse

d)

Bertolt Brecht

9.

The main characters of the fairy tale "The Snow Queen" written by the Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen?

a)

Snow White and Snow Queen

b)

Pinocchio and Cinderella

c)

Gerda and Kai

d)

Sarah and Ariel

10.

One of the characters in the trilogy about the Kid and Carlson by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren.

a)

Sully

b)

Fröken Bock

c)

Garfield

d)

Meg Griffin

11.

Who is considered the 'father' of modern Swedish literature?

a)

Stieg Larsson

b)

Astrid Lindgren

c)

David Lagercrantz

d)

Johan Strindberg

12.

Choose the name of famous Finnish cartoonist and children's author.

a)

Petri Hiltunen

b)

Wäinö Aaltonen

c)

Jean Sibelius

d)

Mauri Kunnas