MCQ on Australian Literature in English
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What is Australian Literature?
Famous Australian Writers in English
The most famous Australian writers in English including poets, novelists, playwrights are-
- Patrick White
- Henry Lawson
- David Malouf
- Banjo Paterson
- John Flanagan
- Thomas Keneally
- Peter Carey
- Geraldine Brooks
- Paul Jennings
MCQ on Australian Literature in English
Who among the followings is the first Australian writer to have been awarded the Nobel Prize?
A. Patrick White
B. Henry Lawson
C. David Malouf
D. Banjo Paterson
Who among the following Australian writers got the Neustadt International Prize in the year 2000?
A. Patrick White
B. Henry Lawson
C. David Malouf
D. Banjo Paterson
In which Australian works we find the narrator Dante?
A. Flay Away Peter
B. Ransom
C. The Great World
D. Johnno
Which Australian writer uses the character Tim Saddler as a protagonist?
A. David Malouf
B. Henry Lawson
C. Patrick White
D. Banjo Paterson
Which one of the following works by Patrick White won the Miles Franklin Award?
A. The Tree of Man
B. The Aunt's Story
C. Happy Valley
D. Voss
Which among the followings is the first novel written by the Australian author Patrick White?
A. The Tree of Man
B. The Aunt's Story
C. Happy Valley
D. Voss
Who among the following is considered as the Australian 'Bush poet' who wrote about the life in the Australian bush during colonial era?
A. Banjo Paterson
B. Henry Lawson
C. Patrick White
D. Banjo Paterson
Which Australian poet was honoured on postage Stamp issued by Australia Post?
A. Banjo Paterson
B. Henry Lawson
C. Patrick White
D. Banjo Paterson
Which works by Patrick White talks about homosexuality and the his refusal to accept the Nobel Prize?
A. The Tree of Man
B. The Aunt's Story
C. Happy Valley
D. Flaws in the Glass: A Self Portrait
Flaws in the Glass: A Self Portrait is a/an _____ by the Australian Nobel laureate Patrick White.
A. Poem
B. Autobiography
C. Novel
D. Essay
Who among the following Australian writers was known as 'Mick'?
A. Thomas Keneally
B. Henry Lawson
C. Patrick White
D. Banjo Paterson
The Australian fantasy writer, John Flanagan won the Australian publisher Association Book of the Year in___.
A. 2010
B. 2008
C. 2004
D. 2006
The Australian novelist, Thomas Keneally, got the Booker Prize for which of the following work?
A. An Angel in Australia
B. The Devil's Playground
C. Schindler's Arc
D. The Chant of Tummie Blacksmith
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The Australian novelist, Thomas Keneally's booker prize winning novel 'Schindler's Arc' was dedicated to____.
A. Joan of Arc
B. Poldek Pfefferberg
C. Patrick White
D. Geraldine Brooks
Which among the following works by the Australian novelist, David Malouf, won the Miles Franklin literary Award in 1990?
A. Flay Away Peter
B. Ransom
C. The Great World
D. Johnno
In which work by Henry Lawson we find the depiction of 'blackness and loneliness' ?
A. While the Billy Boils
B. A Song of Republic
C. The Dover's Wife
D. Golden Gully
Henry Lawson's first published poem A Song of Republic appeared in the Bulletin Australian Magazine in the year ____ .
A. 1878
B. 1987
C. 1907
D. 1887
Which among the following works by Banjo Paterson is considered as "unofficial national anthem of Australia" ?
A. The Man from Snowy River
B. Waltzing Matilda
C. Clancy of the Overflow
D. The Bulletin
Which among the followings are the two novels by Australian author Banjo Paterson ?
A. An Outback Marriage
B. The Animals Noah Forgot
C. Clancy of the Overflow
D. The Shearer's Colt
1. A and B
2. B and D
3. C and D
4. A and D
Who among the following Australian writers received the Miles Franklin Award three times for his literary works?
A. Thomas Keneally
B. Peter Carey
C. Patrick White
D. Banjo Paterson
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