LUNA COLLEGES

LIT 2 – LITERATURE OF THE WORLD

FINAL EXAMINATION
JANUARY 5, 2022

NAME JEFFREY M. DESCARGAR SCORE _____ RATING _____

TEST 1 – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING:

1. He was a dramatist and was the most-influential Norwegian author of the period.
Henrik Ibsen
2-3. They were the one who introduced modern literature in Norway, Knut Hamsun
and Sigbjørn Obstfelder
4. was born in Bogotá, Colombia, on 20 March 1958. He is a Colombian writer and
journalist, who won in 2006 the Tusquets Prize.Evelio Rosero
5. A country of southern North America and the third largest country in Latin
America, after Brazil and Argentina. Mexico
6. It is one of the most prolific and influential of Spanish-language literatures along
with those of Spain and Argentina. Mexican literature
7. He was a Mexican writer, poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was
awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982
Neustadt 1978 International Prize for Literature, and the 1990 Nobel Prize in
Literature. Octavio Paz Lozano
8. He was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat. He was nominated for the
Nobel Prize in literature five times. Alfonso Reyes Ochoa
9. The Guardian called him "Mexico's most celebrated novelist". Fuentes
10. He was a Mexican writer, translator and diplomat. In 2005, he received the
Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world.
Sergio Pitol Deméneghi
11. Who published the first African Novel written in English. Joseph Ephraim
Casely Hayford
12. Who Published 1st English-language African Play. Herbert Isaac Ernest
Dhlomo

13. Foremost English language poet 1st African writer who won the Novel Prize for
Literature in 1986 Soyinka
14. It is the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the
Byzantine Empire or outside its borders. Byzantine literature
15. It was a popular in the Middle Ages. It was based on the idea that the mental and
emotional characteristics of an individual could be determined from physical
characteristics like physique, hair, and voice quality. Physical Development
16. It is a system of discipline and social interaction that is derived from the warrior
class of medieval times, especially and primarily the class of trained warriors who
participated in the Crusades (12th – 14th centuries). The Crusades
17. He has been regarded as the most experimental stylist of the Confederation of
Canadian poets. Scott
18. He is Canadian writer and illustrator and is best known for his keen observation
of the natural world. Ernest Thompson
19. He was a Canadian writer and economist. As a writer he is famous for
humorously debunking the conventions used by other writer. Stephen Butler Leacock
20. She is one of the most popular writer not only in Canada but is known for her
work globally. She has been awarded the Booker prize, Scotia bank Giller Prize, Arthur C.
Clarke Award and Princess of Asturias Award for literature. Atwood
21. He was the dramatist and was the most-influential Norwegian author of the
period. Henrik Wergeland
22. He has been called the “Father of English Literature” Geoffrey Chaucer

TEST 2 – ENUMERATIONS:

1–3 MAJOR THEMES OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE

➢ Romanticism
➢ Realism
➢ Naturalism

4–7 GREATEST LATIN AMERICAN AUTHORS

➢ Gabriel Garcia Marquez

➢ Pablo Neruda
➢ Gabriela Mistral
➢ Jorge Borges

8–9 TWO OF THE OLDEST JAPANESE LITERATURE

➢ Kojiki
➢ Nihongi

10 - 15 SIX FAMOUS CANADIAN WRITERS

 ➢ Margaret Atwood
➢ Lucy Maud Montgomery
➢ Douglas Coupland
➢ Robertson Davies
➢ Joseph Boyden
➢ Yann Martel

16 – 19 THE GREAT FOUR NORWEGIAN WRITERS

➢ Henrik Ibsen
➢ Bjornstejerne Bjornson
➢ Alexander Kielland
➢ Jonas Lie

20 – 28 RENAISSANCE WRITERS

➢ WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
➢ GEOFFREY CHAUCER
➢ NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
➢ MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
➢ DANTE ALIGHIERI
➢ JOHN DONNE
➢ EDMUND SPENSER
➢ GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO
➢ FRANCESCO PETRARCA (PETRACH)