- 1. In which country was Honoré de Balzac born?
A) Germany
B) Italy
C) France
D) England
- 2. Which literary movement was Balzac associated with?
A) Romanticism
B) Naturalism
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) Eugénie Grandet
D) Père Goriot
- 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) Nikolai Gogol
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Fyodor Dostoevsky
D) Anton Chekhov
- 6. Which of the following genres did Balzac NOT write in?
A) Historical fiction
B) Detective fiction
C) Philosophical essays
D) Science fiction
- 7. With his enormous output, Balzac is sometimes compared to which other prolific author?
A) Mark Twain
B) Charles Dickens
C) Jane Austen
D) Virginia Woolf
- 8. What is Balzac's full name?
A) Honoré de Balzac
B) Louis Balzac
C) Henri Balzac
D) Jacques Balzac
- 9. In which year did Honoré de Balzac pass away?
A) 1800
B) 1850
C) 2000
D) 1900
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