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Literary Awards and Prizes

Test your knowledge on various literary awards and prizes.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary award is often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Literature" in the English-speaking world?

  1. Pulitzer Prize
  2. Man Booker Prize
  3. National Book Award
  4. Nobel Prize in Literature
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for achievements in which of the following fields?

  1. Literature
  2. Music
  3. Drama
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary award is presented annually to a British, Irish, Commonwealth, or South African novel?

  1. Nobel Prize in Literature
  2. Pulitzer Prize
  3. Man Booker Prize
  4. National Book Award
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The National Book Award is presented in which country?

  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Canada
  4. Australia
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary award is given annually to a work of fiction written in English by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident?

  1. Scotiabank Giller Prize
  2. Governor General's Literary Award
  3. Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
  4. Trillium Book Award
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is awarded for which of the following?

  1. Poetry
  2. Fiction
  3. Drama
  4. All of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary award is presented annually to a work of fiction written in Spanish?

  1. Miguel de Cervantes Prize
  2. Premio Alfaguara de Novela
  3. Premio Planeta de Novela
  4. Premio Herralde de Novela
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Goncourt Prize is awarded for which of the following?

  1. Poetry
  2. Fiction
  3. Drama
  4. All of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary award is presented annually to a work of fiction written in German?

  1. Nobel Prize in Literature
  2. Georg Büchner Prize
  3. Heinrich Heine Prize
  4. Friedrich Schiller Prize
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Strega Prize is awarded for which of the following?

  1. Poetry
  2. Fiction
  3. Drama
  4. All of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary award is presented annually to a work of fiction written in Italian?

  1. Nobel Prize in Literature
  2. Strega Prize
  3. Campiello Prize
  4. Premio Viareggio
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Camões Prize is awarded for which of the following?

  1. Poetry
  2. Fiction
  3. Drama
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary award is presented annually to a work of fiction written in Portuguese?

  1. Nobel Prize in Literature
  2. Camões Prize
  3. Prêmio Jabuti
  4. Prêmio Machado de Assis
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Nobel Prize in Literature was first awarded in which year?

  1. 1901
  2. 1902
  3. 1903
  4. 1904
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which author has won the Nobel Prize in Literature twice?

  1. Doris Lessing
  2. Nadine Gordimer
  3. J.M. Coetzee
  4. All of the above
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