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Honoré de Balzac (writer)
  • 1. When did Honoré de Balzac pass away?
A) June 10, 1849
B) August 18, 1850
C) March 3, 1838
D) October 27, 1824
  • 2. In which city did Honoré de Balzac die?
A) Vienna
B) Paris
C) Madrid
D) London
  • 3. What was the cause of Balzac's death?
A) Natural causes
B) Pneumonia
C) Heart failure
D) Drowning
  • 4. How old was Balzac when he died?
A) 63
B) 74
C) 51
D) 40
  • 5. In which literary genre did Balzac excel?
A) Realism
B) Naturalism
C) Surrealism
D) Romanticism
  • 6. What nationality was Honoré de Balzac?
A) Russian
B) German
C) French
D) Italian
  • 7. Which famous Russian author was influenced by Balzac's works?
A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Alexander Pushkin
D) Anton Chekhov
  • 8. What profession did Balzac's father want him to pursue?
A) Law
B) Teaching
C) Medicine
D) Engineering
  • 9. What was Balzac's relationship status at the time of his death?
A) Divorced
B) Single
C) Married
D) Engaged
  • 10. Who was Balzac's wife?
A) George Sand
B) Charlotte Brontë
C) Marie Du Fresnay
D) Ewelina Hańska
  • 11. Where was Balzac born?
A) Paris
B) Marseilles
C) Tours
D) Lyons
  • 12. Balzac's works often feature detailed portrayals of which social class?
A) Peasants
B) The French bourgeoisie
C) The French aristocracy
D) Criminals
  • 13. Which historical figure did Balzac write a play about?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Genghis Khan
C) Queen Victoria
D) Abraham Lincoln
  • 14. Which of Balzac's contemporaries was also a famous French writer?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Gustave Flaubert
C) Voltaire
D) Jules Verne
  • 15. What was Balzac's profession?
A) Painter
B) Scientist
C) Writer
D) Musician
  • 16. What is the title of Balzac's most famous work?
A) Madame Bovary
B) Les Misérables
C) La Comédie Humaine
D) Don Quixote
  • 17. What pen name did Balzac use for some of his works?
A) Camille de Nevers
B) Léonie de Graffigny
C) Horace de Saint-Aubin
D) Renée de Varmé
  • 18. What is the name of Balzac's grave?
A) Arlington
B) Père Lachaise
C) Montparnasse
D) Highgate
  • 19. Which of Balzac's works features the character Rastignac?
A) Père Goriot
B) Anna Karenina
C) Great Expectations
D) The Count of Monte Cristo
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