Deck 22: Latin American History and Literature
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Deck 22: Latin American History and Literature
1
The establishment of University at ……… ……….. ………..were recommended by, Sir Charles Wood.
A)Delhi, Punjab, Bihar
B)Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
C)Agra, Jaipur, Orissa
D)Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan
A)Delhi, Punjab, Bihar
B)Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
C)Agra, Jaipur, Orissa
D)Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
2
Among the following countries which is not included in the Latin Americas?
A)Venezuela
B)Paraguay
C)Bolivia
D)Canada
A)Venezuela
B)Paraguay
C)Bolivia
D)Canada
Canada
3
. ___________…. comprises the entire continent of South America, as well as Central America and Mexico, and the Islands of Caribbean.
A)USA
B)Latin America
C)Tanzania
D)Canada
A)USA
B)Latin America
C)Tanzania
D)Canada
Latin America
4
___________. popularised the term Latin America through his writings in the 1830s.
A)Johan Edwardson
B)Edwin Williamson
C)Michel Chevalier
D)H. James
A)Johan Edwardson
B)Edwin Williamson
C)Michel Chevalier
D)H. James
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5
Which monarch provided the financial assistance to Columbus's voyages to the "New World"?
A)Ferdinand of Portugal
B)Queen Isabella of Spain
C)Queen Elizabeth of England
D)Louis of France
A)Ferdinand of Portugal
B)Queen Isabella of Spain
C)Queen Elizabeth of England
D)Louis of France
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6
Christopher Columbus landed in Latin Americas in the year…………………….
A)12th October 1492
B)10th November 1494
C)18th December 1493
D)6th June 1495
A)12th October 1492
B)10th November 1494
C)18th December 1493
D)6th June 1495
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7
The "audiencia" in Latin America was…………………….
A)Military general
B)Royal messenger
C)Court
D)Viceroy
A)Military general
B)Royal messenger
C)Court
D)Viceroy
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8
The "encomienda" system imparted by Spanish conquerors in Latin America was …………
A)Military system
B)Municipal Administration
C)Forced labour
D)Taxation
A)Military system
B)Municipal Administration
C)Forced labour
D)Taxation
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9
"The True History of the Conquest of New Spain" was written by……………
A)Bartlome Casas
B)Hernan Cortez
C)Bernal Diaz
D)Pissarro
A)Bartlome Casas
B)Hernan Cortez
C)Bernal Diaz
D)Pissarro
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10
___________was credited with introducing Romanticism in Latin American Literature.
A)Lizardi
B)Esteban Echeverria `
C)Ruben Dario
D)Pablo Neruda
A)Lizardi
B)Esteban Echeverria `
C)Ruben Dario
D)Pablo Neruda
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11
___________…… is considered as the propounder of 'Modernismo' in Latin American Literature.
A)Ruben Dario
B)Julio Cortazer
C)Esteban Echeverria
D)Pablo Neruda
A)Ruben Dario
B)Julio Cortazer
C)Esteban Echeverria
D)Pablo Neruda
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12
Ruben Dario was a………………………..
A)Peruvian poet
B)Nicaraguan poet
C)Columbian novelist
D)Mexican poet
A)Peruvian poet
B)Nicaraguan poet
C)Columbian novelist
D)Mexican poet
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13
Julio Cortazer was a famous…………………………….
A)Argentine writer
B)Mexican writer
C)Columbian poet
D)Brazilian playwright
A)Argentine writer
B)Mexican writer
C)Columbian poet
D)Brazilian playwright
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14
. ___________…was written by Julio Cortazer.
A)Lay Hymns
B)Hopscotch
C)Residence on Earth
D)Azul
A)Lay Hymns
B)Hopscotch
C)Residence on Earth
D)Azul
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15
Famous Latin American poet and writer, 'Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basalto' is popularly known as………………….
A)Ruben Dario
B)Eduardo Mallea
C)Pablo Neruda
D)Julio Cortazer
A)Ruben Dario
B)Eduardo Mallea
C)Pablo Neruda
D)Julio Cortazer
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16
Pablo Neruda belongs to………………………
A)Bolivia
B)Columbia
C)Argentina
D)Chile
A)Bolivia
B)Columbia
C)Argentina
D)Chile
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17
Pablo Neruda wrote the poem titled, "Spain in My Heart" in the background of………………………….
A)Anglo?Spanish war
B)Spanish Civil war of 1936
C)Spanish colonial expeditions
D)Spanish elite culture
A)Anglo?Spanish war
B)Spanish Civil war of 1936
C)Spanish colonial expeditions
D)Spanish elite culture
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18
___________………wrote the poem "Residence on Earth 1925?31"
A)Ruben Dario
B)Julio Cortazer
C)Eduardo Mallea
D)Pablo Neruda
A)Ruben Dario
B)Julio Cortazer
C)Eduardo Mallea
D)Pablo Neruda
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19
Pablo Neruda received Nobel Prize in the year…………………..
A)1973
B)1974
C)1971
D)1978
A)1973
B)1974
C)1971
D)1978
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20
Famous Latin American writer Juao Guimaraes Rosa belongs to………….
A)Argentina
B)Brazil
C)Chile
D)Bolivia
A)Argentina
B)Brazil
C)Chile
D)Bolivia
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21
The novel 'Third Bank of the River' was written by………………………….
A)Juao Guimaraes Rosa
B)Gabriel Garcia Marquez
C)Llosa
D)Mallea
A)Juao Guimaraes Rosa
B)Gabriel Garcia Marquez
C)Llosa
D)Mallea
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22
Eduardo Mallea was……….
A)Brazilian writer
B)Argentine writer
C)Peruvian novelist
D)Columbian writer
A)Brazilian writer
B)Argentine writer
C)Peruvian novelist
D)Columbian writer
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23
who wrote the novel "All Green Shall Perish"?
A)Rosa
B)Eduardo Mallea
C)Julio Cortazer
D)Marquez
A)Rosa
B)Eduardo Mallea
C)Julio Cortazer
D)Marquez
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24
Which Latin American novelist served as Argentine Representative to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) during 1955?58?
A)Garcia Marquez
B)Pablo Neruda
C)Eduardo Mallea
D)Julio Cortazer
A)Garcia Marquez
B)Pablo Neruda
C)Eduardo Mallea
D)Julio Cortazer
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25
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in the year………………
A)1927
B)1928
C)1930
D)1931
A)1927
B)1928
C)1930
D)1931
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