German Literature Quiz #5

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  1. The Elephant Calf is the work of which German writer?
    1. Johann Von Goethe
    2. Bertlot Brecht
    3. Gunter Grass
    4. Hermann Hesse
  2. Who wrote The Threepenny Opera with Kurt Weill?
    1. Gunter Grass
    2. Hermann Hesse
    3. Johann Von Goethe
    4. Bertlot Brecht
  3. Who spend a lifetime co-writing with Hanns Eisler?
    1. Gunter Grass
    2. Hermann Hesse
    3. Bertlot Brecht
    4. Johann Von Goethe
  4. Which of these won the Nobel Prize in Literature BEFORE the others?
    1. Gerhart Hauptmann
    2. Rudolf Eucken
    3. Paul Heyse
    4. Theodor Mommsen
  5. Which of these was born in 1817?
    1. Bertlot Brecht
    2. Hermann Hesse
    3. Theodor Mommsen
    4. Thomas Mann
  6. Which of these is a work by Gunter Grass?
    1. The Trial
    2. The Tin Drum
    3. Faust
    4. The Reader
  7. When was Thoeddor Mommsen born?
    1. 1901
    2. 1817
    3. 1844
    4. 1877
  8. Uwe Tellkamp won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    1. Fly Away Pigeon
    2. In Times of Fading Light
    3. The Tower
    4. Du Stirbst Nicht
  9. Thomas Mann was alive in which of these years?
    1. 1840
    2. 1876
    3. 1789
    4. 1967
  10. The Robber is a work by which German author?
    1. Theodor Mommsen
    2. Bertlot Brecht
    3. Thomas Mann
    4. Frederic Schiller
  11. Billiards at Half Past Nine is a novel by whom?
    1. Gunter Grass
    2. Bertlot Brecht
    3. Heinrich Boll
    4. Hermann Hesse
  12. Siddharta is one of the best known works of which author?
    1. Johann Von Goethe
    2. Bertolt Brecht
    3. Gunter Grass
    4. Hermann Hesse
  13. Melinda Abjoni won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    1. Landgericht
    2. Fly Away Pigeon
    3. In Times of Fading Light
    4. Das Ungeheur
  14. Inger-Maria Mahlke won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    1. We Are Doing Fine
    2. Annette
    3. Archipel
    4. Herkunft
  15. In what year was Bertolt Brecht born?
    1. 1905
    2. 1898
    3. 1921
    4. 1914
  16. Happy End is the work of which German writer?
    1. Bertlot Brecht
    2. Johann Von Goethe
    3. Gunter Grass
    4. Hermann Hesse
  17. Eugen was the real first name of whom?
    1. Johann Von Goethe
    2. Hermann Hesse
    3. Gunter Grass
    4. Bertlot Brecht
  18. Don Carlos is a work by which German author?
    1. Thomas Mann
    2. Theodor Mommsen
    3. Bertlot Brecht
    4. Freidrich Schiller
  19. Demain is one of the best known works of which author?
    1. Johann Von Goethe
    2. Gunter Grass
    3. Hermann Hesse
    4. Bertolt Brecht

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  1. The Elephant Calf is the work of which German writer?
    Bertlot Brecht
  2. Who wrote The Threepenny Opera with Kurt Weill?
    Bertlot Brecht
  3. Who spend a lifetime co-writing with Hanns Eisler?
    Bertlot Brecht
  4. Which of these won the Nobel Prize in Literature BEFORE the others?
    Theodor Mommsen
  5. Which of these was born in 1817?
    Theodor Mommsen
  6. Which of these is a work by Gunter Grass?
    The Tin Drum
  7. When was Thoeddor Mommsen born?
    1817
  8. Uwe Tellkamp won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    The Tower
  9. Thomas Mann was alive in which of these years?
    1876
  10. The Robber is a work by which German author?
    Frederic Schiller
  11. Billiards at Half Past Nine is a novel by whom?
    Heinrich Boll
  12. Siddharta is one of the best known works of which author?
    Hermann Hesse
  13. Melinda Abjoni won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    Fly Away Pigeon
  14. Inger-Maria Mahlke won the German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) for which novel?
    Archipel
  15. In what year was Bertolt Brecht born?
    1898
  16. Happy End is the work of which German writer?
    Bertlot Brecht
  17. Eugen was the real first name of whom?
    Bertlot Brecht
  18. Don Carlos is a work by which German author?
    Freidrich Schiller
  19. Demain is one of the best known works of which author?
    Hermann Hesse
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