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Italo Calvino
Contributed by: Simpson
  • 1. What is the birth year of Italo Calvino?
A) 1923
B) 1920
C) 1930
D) 1925
  • 2. What is the original Italian title of 'Invisible Cities'?
A) Le città scomparse
B) Le città perdute
C) Le città invisibili
D) Le città fantastiche
  • 3. In which year did Italo Calvino pass away?
A) 1990
B) 2000
C) 1980
D) 1985
  • 4. Which of these works is a collection of short stories by Calvino?
A) The Path to the Nest of Spiders
B) The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
C) The Castle of Crossed Destinies
D) Cosmicomics
  • 5. What style is prominently featured in 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveler'?
A) Non-fiction
B) Metafiction
C) Epic
D) Biographical
  • 6. Which city heavily influenced Calvino's writing?
A) Turin
B) Rome
C) Venice
D) Florence
  • 7. Calvino's narrative style is often described as?
A) Dry
B) Conventional
C) Playful
D) Solemn
  • 8. Which of these is a fantasy element in Calvino's work?
A) Talking animals
B) Historical figures
C) Realistic dialogue
D) Politics
  • 9. What profession did Calvino hold early in his career?
A) Teacher
B) Journalist
C) Artist
D) Scientist
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