Latin American Literature
Test your knowledge on Latin American Literature by answering the following questions.
Questions
Who is considered the father of Latin American literature?
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Octavio Paz
What is the name of the novel by Gabriel García Márquez that won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982?
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Love in the Time of Cholera
- The Autumn of the Patriarch
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Which of the following authors is known for his novel (\La\ Casa\ de\ los\ Espiritus) (The House of the Spirits)?
- Isabel Allende
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Carlos Fuentes
- Julio Cortázar
What is the name of the novel by Mario Vargas Llosa that deals with the Peruvian military dictatorship?
- The Time of the Hero
- Conversation in the Cathedral
- The Green House
- Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Which of the following authors is known for his novel (\Cien\ Años\ de\ Soledad) (One Hundred Years of Solitude)?
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Carlos Fuentes
- Julio Cortázar
What is the name of the novel by Carlos Fuentes that deals with the Mexican Revolution?
- The Death of Artemio Cruz
- Where the Air Is Clear
- Terra Nostra
- The Old Gringo
Which of the following authors is known for his novel (\Rayuela) (Hopscotch)?
- Julio Cortázar
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Carlos Fuentes
What is the name of the novel by Octavio Paz that deals with the Mexican identity?
- The Labyrinth of Solitude
- Eagle or Sun?
- The Bow and the Lyre
- A Tree Within
Which of the following authors is known for his novel (\Pedro\ Páramo)?
- Juan Rulfo
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Carlos Fuentes
What is the name of the novel by Alejo Carpentier that deals with the Cuban Revolution?
- The Kingdom of This World
- The Lost Steps
- Explosion in a Cathedral
- Reasons of State
Which of the following authors is known for his novel (\La\ Muerte\ de\ Artemio\ Cruz) (The Death of Artemio Cruz)?
- Carlos Fuentes
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Julio Cortázar
What is the name of the novel by José Donoso that deals with the Chilean dictatorship?
- The Obscene Bird of Night
- The House of the Spirits
- The Place Without Limits
- Curfew
Which of the following authors is known for his novel (\La\ Ciudad\ y\ los\ Perros) (The Time of the Hero)?
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Carlos Fuentes
- Julio Cortázar
What is the name of the novel by Manuel Puig that deals with the Peronist era in Argentina?
- Betrayed by Rita Hayworth
- Heartbreak Tango
- The Buenos Aires Affair
- Kiss of the Spider Woman
Which of the following authors is known for his novel (\La\ Casa\ de\ Bernarda\ Alba) (The House of Bernarda Alba)?
- Federico García Lorca
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Carlos Fuentes