Worksheets21stCLPW NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following was NOT a work of Robert Benchley?
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Benchley Roundup
The Treasurer’s Report
My Face
What was David L. Weatherford's profession?
Child psychologist
Teacher
Engineer
Doctor
Where was David L. Weatherford born?
Mount Vernon, Illinois
New York, New York
Los Angeles, California
Miami, Florida
Who is considered a harbinger of American twentieth-century women's activist writers?
Emily Dickinson
Kate Chopin
Louisa May Alcott
Harriet Beecher Stowe
In which years was "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" adjusted into films?
1942 and 1959
1947 and 2013
1959 and 2013
1942 and 2013
Which work by James Grover Thurber was adjusted into a film in 1959?
The Male Animal
The Battle of the Sexes
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Catbird Seat
What was Robert Charles Benchley most popular for?
His work as a novelist
His work as a paper editorialist and film entertainer
His work as a musician
His work as a painter
With which publication is Robert Charles Benchley best associated?
The Washington Post
The New York Times
The New Yorker
The Boston Globe
What themes are deeply rooted in Mistral's work?
Adventure and mystery
Love, sorrow, motherhood, nature, and Latin American identity
Science fiction and technology
Politics and economics
Gabriela Mistral is remembered for her contributions to which of the following areas?
Technology
Human rights
Architecture
Culinary arts
Which literary style is Gabriel Garcia Marquez best known for combining in his works?
Romanticism and realism
Magical realism and social commentary
Surrealism and existentialism
Modernism and postmodernism
In "One Hundred Years of Solitude," which fictional family does the novel chronicle?
The Buendía family
The García family
The Márquez family
The Solitude family
What prestigious award did Octavio Paz receive in 1990?
Pulitzer Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
Booker Prize
National Book Award
What is the main theme of "Conversation in the Cathedral" by Vargas Llosa?
A historical rebellion in Brazil
The political and social struggles of Peru under dictatorship
The dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo
A military academy in Peru
Which work by Vargas Llosa examines the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo?
The Time of the Hero
Conversation in the Cathedral
The War of the End of the World
The Feast of the Goat
