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