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World Literature: Great Books & Their Authors

SheelonLiteratureLanguage ArtsEnglishGrades 9-12Published Aug 5, 2026

From Don Quixote to Things Fall Apart, match the world's most celebrated novels with the writers and countries that produced them.

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    Who wrote 'Don Quixote', often called the first modern novel?Tap an answer

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  1. Leo Tolstoy, author of 'War and Peace', was Russian.True / False
  2. Which Japanese work, written around the year 1000, is often called the world's first novel?Multiple Choice
  3. 'Pride and Prejudice' was written by which English novelist?Multiple Choice
  4. Which Italian poet wrote 'The Divine Comedy'? (last name is enough)Type Answer
  5. 'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad' are attributed to the Greek poet Homer.True / False
  6. Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis' opens with Gregor Samsa waking up transformed into...Multiple Choice
  7. Which Chilean poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971?Multiple Choice
  8. 'Crime and Punishment', a novel about guilt and conscience, was written by...Multiple Choice
  9. Which Indian writer, the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote 'Gitanjali'? (last name)Type Answer

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