GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : Cultural and Historical Contexts
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Example Questions
Example Question #201 : Contexts Of Prose
The Tin Drum is part of which trilogy?
Danzig
Gormenghast
Night
Regeneration
Border
Danzig
The Tin Drum is the first novel in Grass’s Danzig Trilogy. It is followed by Cat and Mouse (1961) and Dog Years (1963).
Example Question #45 : Contexts Of World Prose
When was Dictionary of the Khazars published?
1980s
1960s
1970s
1990s
1950s
1980s
The novel was originally punished in 1984.
Example Question #391 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
Who is the author of The Tin Drum?
Günter Grass
Herta Müller
Hermann Hesse
Christa Wolf
Cornelia Funke
Günter Grass
The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel) (1959) is a novel by the novelist, poet, and artist Günter Grass (1927-2015).
Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha (1922). Herta Müller wrote Nadirs (1982). Christa Wolf wrote Parting from Phantoms (1995). Cornelia Funke wrote The Thief Lord (2000). All of these answer choices are noted German fiction writers of the 20th century.
Example Question #392 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
The Tin Drum is a seminal example of which genre?
Horror
Magical Realism
Ethnography
Historical Fiction
Comedy of Manners
Magical Realism
With its elements of fairytale and magic, The Tin Drum is well known as an early example of magical realism.
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #48 : Contexts Of World Prose
What nationality is the author of The Tin Drum?
Greek
Algerian
French
German
Austrian
German
Although born in what is now Gdańsk, Poland, Günter Grass wrote in German and lived in Germany for most of his life.
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #213 : Contexts Of Prose
When was The Tin Drum published?
1910s
1950s
1930s
1940s
1920s
1950s
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #393 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
Which of the following is not another work by the author of The Tin Drum?
The Glass Bead Game
The Meeting at Telgte
My Century
The Flounder
Dog Years
The Glass Bead Game
Dog Years (1963), The Flounder (1977), My Century (1999), and The Meeting at Telgte (1979) are all by Günter Grass. The Glass Bead Game (1943) is by the German author Hermann Hesse.
Example Question #394 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
Who is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Imre Kertész
Milorad Pavić
Fernando Pessoa
Jefimija
Antal Szerb
Milorad Pavić
Dictionary of the Khazars (1984) is the famous first novel by Milorad Pavić (1929-2009).
Fernando Pessoa wrote Always Astonished (1988). Jefimija wrote Lament for a Dead Son (1400). Imre Kertész wrote The Pathseeker (1977). Antal Szerb wrote Journey by Moonlight (1937).
Example Question #52 : Contexts Of World Prose
What nationality is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Czech
Estonian
Serbian
Hungarian
Polish
Serbian
Born in Belgrade, Milorad Pavić was Serbian. Pavić published Dictionary of the Khazars in 1984.
Example Question #395 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
What is another title by the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
The King Bows and Kills
The Hunger Angel
Traveling on One Leg
The Land of Green Plums
Landscape Painted with Tea
Landscape Painted with Tea
Landscape Painted with Tea is a 1988 novel by Pavić. The rest of the titles are by the German author Herta Müller. The Hunger Angel was published in 2009. The Land of Green Plums was published in 1994. Traveling on One Leg was published in 1989. The King Bows and Kills was published in 2003.
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