- 1. In which country was Honoré de Balzac born?
A) Italy
B) France
C) England
D) Germany
- 2. Which literary movement was Balzac associated with?
A) Romanticism
B) Naturalism
C) Symbolism
D) Realism
- 3. Which novel by Balzac is a poignant story of a young provincial woman's rise to upper-class status in Parisian society?
A) Cousin Bette
B) Eugénie Grandet
C) The Black Sheep
D) Père Goriot
- 4. In Balzac's works, what is a recurring theme often associated with ambition and social climbing?
A) Nature
B) Money
C) Love
D) Religion
- 5. Which prominent Russian writer was heavily influenced by Balzac's works?
A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Anton Chekhov
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Nikolai Gogol
- 6. Which of the following genres did Balzac NOT write in?
A) Philosophical essays
B) Science fiction
C) Historical fiction
D) Detective fiction
- 7. With his enormous output, Balzac is sometimes compared to which other prolific author?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Jane Austen
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Mark Twain
- 8. What is Balzac's full name?
A) Jacques Balzac
B) Henri Balzac
C) Louis Balzac
D) Honoré de Balzac
- 9. In which year did Honoré de Balzac pass away?
A) 1800
B) 2000
C) 1850
D) 1900
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