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Literature Quiz.

Brain Ring’ Kaleidoscope of Cultures’ 7-8 Forms

1. What is the title of the book?

2. Can you match the book and its genre?

3. Who is the author and what country is he/ she from?

A. The novel tells us how a seaman from York outlived loneliness . Appearing after a ship-wreck on the uninhabited island he managed to live on him twenty eight years completely alone. Then he shared his troubles  and happy days with a saved person Friday by name. He mastered the island and  ran farming successfully.

B.  It happened in a German town on Christmas Eve many years ago when

Clara, the girl was given a wooden puppet   by her Godfather Dross. It was a magic one that occurred to be the prince of toys. That night the Prince bravely fought against the awful King of mice.

C. In 1817 the writer and her husband with their friends went to Switzerland for a holiday. There was a terrible storm one night while they were there. It rained and there was a lot of thunder and lightning. The friends could not go outside so, they decided to tell ghost stories. That night, while   she was in bed, she thought of a scary story. One year later  she finished writing her story.

Many people think this novel is one of the best stories ever written that started a new literature genre. In the book a scientist became afraid of the man he had created and called him a monster. It is a story about man, science, and responsibility.

D. It is an exciting novel completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most  popular work. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, the plot concerned with themes of hope, justice, mercy, and forgiveness. It narrates about a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, makes a fortune, and sets about  revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. His plans have crucial consequences for both the innocent and the guilty.

E. It is a popular  story recorded and published  in 1819. It tells the story of four aging domestic animals, who after a lifetime of hard work are neglected and mistreated by their former masters. Eventually, they decide to run away and become town musicians in the city. Contrary to the story's title the characters never arrived in this town, as they succeed in tricking and scaring off a band of robbers, capturing their spoils, and moving into their house.

F.  It is a novel that  story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the  planet. He and his nephew Axel,  their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.

Literature Quiz Answers

1. What is the title of the book?

2. Can you match the book and its genre?

3. Who is the author and what country is he/ she from?

A.   ‘The life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe’ written by Daniel  Defoe ( Britain).

An adventure story

B. ‘  The Nutcracker’ by Ernst  Theodor  Wilhelm Hoffmann ( Germany)

A  fairy tale

C. ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley (Britain)

It’s the first science fiction book in the world literature.

D. ‘The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)

 by French author Alexandre Dumas (père).

An adventure  novel.

E. ‘The Town Musicians of Bremen’ (German: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) is a popular fairy tale retrieved and recorded by the Brothers Grimm from Germany.

F.  ‘A Journey to the Center of the Earth’ by Jules Verne from France, 1864.

It is a  science fiction novel .