Multiple choice

Directions: Who among the following is the author of the given book?

Candida

  1. Voltaire

  2. George Bernard Shaw

  3. W. Shakespeare

  4. T.S. Eliot
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Explanation

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), the Irish playwright and Nobel Prize winner, wrote 'Candida' (1898), an 'anti-romantic' comedy exploring marriage, ideals, and human nature. It's one of his most popular 'pleasant plays'. Voltaire wrote 'Candide' (different work), Shakespeare and Eliot are not associated with this play.

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