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Bengali Literature Trivia Quiz

The big names in Bengali literature are Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Michael Madhushudan Dutt. See how much you know about them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Biainburi. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Biainburi

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
365,404

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
332

Last 3 plays: Guest 42 (6/10), Guest 106 (6/10), Guest 27 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won a Nobel prize for literature? Hint

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Rabindranath Tagore

Michael Madhushudan Dutt

All of them

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote the first epic poem in Bangla? And what is the poem? The epic poem centers on a warrior from Hindu mythology who is comparable to Hector from Greek mythology. Hint

Nazrul; "Mrityukhudhya"

Madhushudan; "Meghnad Bodh Kavya"

Tagore; "Valmiki Pratibha"

None of them

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Question 3 of 10

3. Among Tagore, Nazrul and Madhushudan, who was born in India and died in Bangladesh? Hint

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Michael Madhushudan Dutt

Rabindranath Tagore

All

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Question 4 of 10

4. Among Tagore, Nazrul and Madhushudan, who was born in what is now Bangladesh and died in India? Hint

Michael Madhushudan Dutt

Rabindranath Tagore

Kazi Nazrul Islam

None

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who made ghazals in Bangla popular during the 20th century? Hint

Rabindranath Tagore

Ravi Shankar

Michael Madhushudan Dutt

Kazi Nazrul Islam

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Question 6 of 10

6. The multiple major winning doubles tennis player (in mens' doubles, mixed doubles) Leander Paes is a direct descendent of which great Bengali genius? Hint

Kazi Nazrul islam

Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

Rabindranath Tagore

Michael Madhushudan Dutt

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Question 7 of 10

7. Tagore and Nazrul did it all: they wrote plays, poems, novels, songs. Which work is not correctly matched to its author? Hint

"Dak Ghor (the Post Office)"-Tagore

"Tillottoma"-Madhushudan

"Bisher Bashi (The Poison Flute)"-Nazrul

"Geetanjali"-Nazrul

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which great Bengali literature figure is known as the father of the Bengali sonnet? Hint

Lalon Fakir

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Michael Madhushudan Dutt

Rabindranath Tagore

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Question 9 of 10

9. Put the greats of Bengali literature in chronological order, from earliest to most recent. Hint

Tagore, Nazrul, Madhushudan

Madhushudan, Tagore, Nazrul

Nazrul, Tagore, Madhushudan

Tagore, Madhushudan, Nazrul

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which great Bengali literature giant wrote "Whatever great...achievements that are in this world, half were made by woman and the other half by man"? Hint

Rabindranath Tagore

None

Michael Madhushudan Dutt

Kazi Nazrul Islam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won a Nobel prize for literature?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Although all three were extremely talented geniuses, only Tagore won a Nobel prize for his "Geetanjali".

2. Who wrote the first epic poem in Bangla? And what is the poem? The epic poem centers on a warrior from Hindu mythology who is comparable to Hector from Greek mythology.

Answer: Madhushudan; "Meghnad Bodh Kavya"

Michael Madhushudan Dutt was a polyglot and knew ten languages! He composed poems in English, Italian and French. In the Ramayana, Ravana is the villain. Madhushudan's opus raises Meghnad (Ravana's son) to a hero in the proportion of Hector in the "Iliad". "Meghnad Bodh" was published in 1861.

3. Among Tagore, Nazrul and Madhushudan, who was born in India and died in Bangladesh?

Answer: Kazi Nazrul Islam

Nazrul was born in Churulia which is in West Bengal, India in 1899. He died in 1976 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

4. Among Tagore, Nazrul and Madhushudan, who was born in what is now Bangladesh and died in India?

Answer: Michael Madhushudan Dutt

Michael Madhushudan Dutt was born in 1824 in Jessore which is now part of Bangladesh. He died in Calcutta, India in 1873. Although much admired, he was often in debt. Tagore was born in Calcutta in 1861 and died in Calcutta in 1941. Nazrul suffered from a neurodegenerative condition and and was brought to Bangladesh in 1972. He died in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1976.

5. Who made ghazals in Bangla popular during the 20th century?

Answer: Kazi Nazrul Islam

Ghazals are a type of Persian poetry which are sung. Traditionally, ghazals were written in Persian and Urdu. Nazrul popularized Bangla ghazals. He introduced many different types of music to Bangla.

6. The multiple major winning doubles tennis player (in mens' doubles, mixed doubles) Leander Paes is a direct descendent of which great Bengali genius?

Answer: Michael Madhushudan Dutt

Paes is an eight-times mens' doubles grand slam winner and a six-times mixed-doubles grand slam winner. He is descended from Madhushudan through his daughter.

7. Tagore and Nazrul did it all: they wrote plays, poems, novels, songs. Which work is not correctly matched to its author?

Answer: "Geetanjali"-Nazrul

"Geetanjali" is the collection of poems for which Tagore received the Nobel prize in literature in 1913. He was the first person from Asia to win a Nobel Prize.

8. Which great Bengali literature figure is known as the father of the Bengali sonnet?

Answer: Michael Madhushudan Dutt

Madhushudan was a great admirer of Byron and English Romantic poetry. He also knew Italian. In the first part of his life, he composed in English and even lived in Europe as a young man. In the later part of his life, he dedicated himself to Bangla.

9. Put the greats of Bengali literature in chronological order, from earliest to most recent.

Answer: Madhushudan, Tagore, Nazrul

Madhushudan was born in 1824. Tagore was born in 1861. Nazrul was born in 1899.

10. Which great Bengali literature giant wrote "Whatever great...achievements that are in this world, half were made by woman and the other half by man"?

Answer: Kazi Nazrul Islam

Kazi Nazrul Islam was way ahead of time in his feministic views. In some of Tagore's work, women are not shown to be as "great" as the male characters.

Source: Author Biainburi

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