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