- 1. In which country was Augusto Roa Bastos born?
A) Chile
B) Argentina
C) Paraguay
D) Uruguay
- 2. Which literary award did Augusto Roa Bastos win in 1989?
A) Nobel Prize in Literature
B) Cervantes Prize
C) Pulitzer Prize
D) Booker Prize
- 3. Which famous Paraguayan novel is Augusto Roa Bastos known for?
A) Santa Evita
B) Yo el supremo
C) El túnel
D) Don Segundo Sombra
- 4. In which year was Augusto Roa Bastos born?
A) 1917
B) 1925
C) 1903
D) 1932
- 5. What is the meaning of the title 'Hijo de hombre'?
A) Man of Honor
B) Child of the Earth
C) Father's Son
D) Son of Man
- 6. Which short story collection by Augusto Roa Bastos won the National Prize for Literature in Paraguay?
A) El último caminante
B) Noche de la tegua
C) Los pies sobre el agua
D) El trueno entre las hojas
- 7. Which indigenous culture heavily influenced Augusto Roa Bastos's writing?
A) Mapuche
B) Guarani
C) Quechua
D) Aymara
- 8. What is the English translation of the title 'El fiscal' by Augusto Roa Bastos?
A) The Criminal
B) The Prosecutor
C) The Judge
D) The Detective
- 9. Where did Augusto Roa Bastos spend the last years of his life in exile?
A) United States
B) Mexico
C) France
D) Italy
- 10. In which year did Augusto Roa Bastos win the Cervantes Prize?
A) 1975
B) 1960
C) 1995
D) 1989
- 11. Who directed the film adaptation of Augusto Roa Bastos's 'Hijo de hombre'?
A) Alejandro González Iñárritu
B) Pedro Almodóvar
C) Lucas Demare
D) Luis Buñuel
- 12. What is the protagonist's profession in Augusto Roa Bastos's 'El fiscal'?
A) Lawyer
B) Police Officer
C) Journalist
D) Prosecutor
- 13. What was the first novel written by Augusto Roa Bastos?
A) El trueno entre las hojas
B) Hijo de hombre
C) I, the Supreme
D) Yo, el Supremo
- 14. Augusto Roa Bastos was exiled from Paraguay for political reasons. To which country did he move during his exile?
A) Brazil
B) Chile
C) Mexico
D) Argentina
- 15. In which city did Augusto Roa Bastos spend his last years?
A) Buenos Aires
B) Mexico City
C) Asunción
D) Rio de Janeiro
- 16. What was the original language of Augusto Roa Bastos' novel 'Hijo de hombre'?
A) Guarani
B) Spanish
C) French
D) Portuguese
- 17. Which political figure is the protagonist of Augusto Roa Bastos' novel 'I, the Supreme'?
A) Augusto Roa Bastos
B) Simón Bolívar
C) José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
D) Frank Lloyd Wright
- 18. In which year did Augusto Roa Bastos pass away?
A) 1995
B) 2015
C) 2005
D) 1985
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