Latin American literature includes Spanish, Portuguese, and the indigenous languages of the Americas, and has a rich and complex tradition of literary production that dates back many centuries. Test your knowledge with our Latin American Literature Quiz!
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Latin American Literature Quiz
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#1. Isabel Allende was born in which Latin American country?
Unlucky! Isabel Allende was actually born in Peru and moved to Chile at Age 3
#2. Junot Diaz wrote “The Brief Wondrous Life of ….?
Unlucky! Oscar Wao is the correct answer
#3. Which Latin American author was the first to win the Noble Prize for Literature in 1945?
Unlucky! Gabriela Mistral won the prize in 1945
#4. Who wrote The Motorcycle Diaries?
Unlucky! Che Guevara wrote The Motorcycle Diaries detailing his trip across South America
#5. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is from which country?
Unlucky! Gabriel Garcia Marquez is Colombian
#6. Who wrote The Aleph in 1949?
Unlucky! Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges wrote The Aleph
#7. Mario Vargas Llosa wrote The War at the ……?
Unlucky! Peruvian Novelist Mario Vargas Llosa wrote The War at the End of the World
#8. Pablo Neruda was most famous for his?
Unlucky! Neruda was a primarily famous for his poetry
#9. Alejo Carpentier’s The Kingdom of the World was set in which country?
Unlucky! Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier’s Kingdom of the World was set in Haiti
#10. Julio Cortazar was a pioneer in which literary genre?
Unlucky! Magical realism was Julio Cortazar’s forte.
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