Multiple choice

Who was the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

  1. Edma Lager

  2. Tonny Morrison

  3. Margaret Atwood

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford) became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. She was recognized for novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, giving life to an essential aspect of American reality. Note: The option spells it as 'Tonny' which is a typographical error for 'Toni'.

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