Canadian Writings in English Literature MCQ

 MCQs ON CANADIAN LITERATURE


Which among the following Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic was nominated five times for Booker Prize but got only once in 2000 ?

A. Margaret Laurence
B. Margaret Atwood 
C. Alice Munro
D. Margaret Thatcher
Ans. B

Who is considered as the Father of Canadian Literature?

A. Margaret Atwood
B. Alice Munro
C. Margaret Laurence
D. Charles G. D. Roberts
Ans. D

Among the following which Canadian writer used the pseudonym 'Steve Lancaster' for publishing her poetry?


A. Margaret Laurence
B. Margaret Atwood 
C. Alice Munro
D. Margaret Thatcher
Ans. A

The protagonist of the feminist work, 'The Edible Women' by Margaret Atwood is ___.

A. Marian
B. Gertrude
C. Ainsley
D. Duncan
Ans. A

Canadian literature in English MCQ



The three office virgins: Lucy, Emmy, and Millie appear in which work of Margaret Atwood?

A. The Blind Assassin
B. Surfacing
C. The Edible Women
D. The Handmaid Tale
Ans. C


Which among the following is a dystopian novel by the Canadian author, Margaret Atwood?


A. The Blind Assassin
B. Surfacing
C. The Edible Women
D. The Handmaid Tale
Ans. D

The title of the the dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been taken from ___.


A. Chaucer's Canterbury Tale
B. Shakespeare's The Tempest

Ans. A

Who is the protagonist in the novel The Handmaid's Tale written by the Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood ?


A. Nick
B. Offred
C. Ofglen
D. Serena Joy
Ans. B

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, which was published in 1959, is a novel by Canadian author ___.


A. Mordecai Richler
B. Alice Munro
C. Margaret Laurence
D. Charles G. D. Roberts
Ans. A

Rita and Cora are the characters of Canadian author Margaret Atwood. In which novel they appear ?



A. The Blind Assassin
B. Surfacing
C. The Edible Women
D. The Handmaid Tale
Ans. D

Which one among the following is a historical fiction by the Canadian writer Margaret Atwood? 




A. The Blind Assassin
B. Alias Grace
C. The Edible Women
D. The Handmaid Tale
Ans. B