Multiple choice

The Nobel Prize for Literature was instituted in

  1. 1956

  2. 1901

  3. 1972

  4. 1975

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Nobel Prize for Literature was instituted in 1901, the same year the first prizes were awarded. Alfred Nobel's will established the prizes in 1895, and the first Literature Prize went to Sully Prudhomme in 1901. The other dates (1956, 1972, 1975) are incorrect.