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The Birth and Development of Canadian Literature
  • 1. What is considered the earliest form of Canadian literature?
A) Novels from the 19th century
B) Colonial poetry
C) Indigenous oral traditions
D) Short stories from the 20th century
  • 2. What literary period followed the Confederation of Canada in 1867?
A) The Victorian period
B) The Postmodern period
C) The Confederation period
D) The Modernist period
  • 3. Who wrote the novel 'The Handmaid's Tale'?
A) Alice Munro
B) Margaret Atwood
C) Fiona Barnes
D) Emily St. John Mandel
  • 4. What is a major theme in Canadian literature?
A) Adventure and exploration
B) Identity and place
C) Love and romance
D) Political satire
  • 5. Which movement is associated with the writing of Canadian women in the 1970s?
A) Realism
B) Postmodernism
C) Surrealism
D) Feminism
  • 6. In which province is the literary magazine 'The Malahat Review' based?
A) British Columbia
B) Quebec
C) Ontario
D) Alberta
  • 7. Which Canadian author won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Michael Ondaatje
C) Yann Martel
D) Alice Munro
  • 8. Which literary award is specifically for Canadian literature?
A) The Booker Prize
B) The Pulitzer Prize
C) The Giller Prize
D) The Orange Prize
  • 9. 'The Colony of Unrequited Dreams' is a novel by which author?
A) Michael Ondaatje
B) Lynn Coady
C) Wayne Johnston
D) Thomas King
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