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21ST ASIA & NORTH AMERICA -Quiz No. 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the Filipino writer from Manila who won the grand prize of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize for Illustrado?

a)

Govind Vinayak Karandikar

b)

Shin Kyung-sook

c)

Bi Feiyu

d)

Miguel Syjuco

2.

Which American author holds the record for most #1 New York Times bestsellers by a single author?

a)

Nicholas Sparks

b)

Suzanne Collins

c)

John Green

d)

James Brendan Patterson

3.

Who is known as the 'King of Horror' and has been described as such due to his various horror, supernatural fiction, and suspense novels?

a)

Neil Richard Mackinnon Gaiman

b)

George Raymond Richard Martin

c)

Stephen Edwin King

d)

Billy Collins

4.

Which Latin American writer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 for his novels and short stories?

a)

Carlos Fuentes Macías

b)

Mario Vargas Llosa

c)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

d)

Julia Alvarez

5.

Who is the Chinese writer known for their complex portrayal of the 'female psyche' and won the Man Booker Prize for Asian Literature for the novel Three Sisters?

a)

Miguel Syjuco

b)

Bi Feiyu

c)

Shin Kyung-sook

d)

Govind Vinayak Karandikar

6.

Which American author won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and is known for his work The Fault in Our Stars?

a)

James Brendan Patterson

b)

John Green

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Nicholas Sparks

7.

Who is the British writer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series and was named the world’s first billionaire author?

a)

Joanne Rowling

b)

Stephen Edwin King

c)

Neil Richard Mackinnon Gaiman

d)

George Raymond Richard Martin

8.

Which Indian poet, writer, and literary critic was conferred the 39th Jnanpith Award in 2006, the highest literary award in India?

a)

Miguel Syjuco

b)

Bi Feiyu

c)

Shin Kyung-sook

d)

Govind Vinayak Karandikar

9.

Who is the Peruvian-Spanish writer awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature and wrote about his experience in 'A Fish in the Water: A Memoir'?

a)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

b)

Julia Alvarez

c)

Mario Vargas Llosa

d)

Carlos Fuentes Macías

10.

Which American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist had eleven of his novels adapted to film, including The Notebook and The Longest Ride?

a)

Suzanne Collins

b)

James Brendan Patterson

c)

John Green

d)

Nicholas Sparks

11.

Who is the Mexican novelist and essayist known as 'one of the most admired writers in the Spanish Speaking World'?

a)

Carlos Fuentes Macías

b)

Mario Vargas Llosa

c)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

d)

Julia Alvarez

12.

Which British writer is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers and received the Newbery Medal for his distinguished contribution to literature for children?

a)

George Raymond Richard Martin

b)

Joanne Rowling

c)

Stephen Edwin King

d)

Neil Richard Mackinnon Gaiman

13.

Who is the Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist known for works that examine cultural expectations of women in the Dominican Republic and the United States?

a)

Julia Alvarez

b)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

c)

Mario Vargas Llosa

d)

Carlos Fuentes Macías

14.

Which American poet is arguably the greatest poet of the 21st century and is known for using everyday situations to connect with audiences?

a)

Stephen Edwin King

b)

Neil Richard Mackinnon Gaiman

c)

George Raymond Richard Martin

d)

Billy Collins

15.

Who is the Korean writer who won the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2012 for her novel, Please Look After Mother, and is prized for her focus on exploring the psychological depths of the human mind?

a)

Govind Vinayak Karandikar

b)

Shin Kyung-sook

c)

Bi Feiyu

d)

Miguel Syjuco