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1. Which Indian poet, famous for his "Gitanjali", was awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature?
2. This poet's last name means "Tentmaker." Who was this famous Persian poet, famous for the "Rubáiyát"?
3. This book tells of a prince and his friend's grandson Kaoru. What is this "first novel" that told of Japanese life in the Heian period, written by Lady Shikibu Murasaki?
4. What 17th century Japanese poet was master of the haiku?
5. What Chinese philosopher, born in the Lu province, is famous for his work, The Analects?
6. What Japanese author, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for literature, wrote the book "The Catch"?
7. What was 1988 Nobel Prize winner from Egypt Naguib Mahfouz's most famous work, written in 1952, known as "al-Thulyathiyya" in Arabic?
8. What ancient Sanskrit epic tells of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu, who must save his love Sita who was carried off by the demon king Ravana?
9. The 2000 Nobel Prize winner in literature was from what eastern country?
10. What British novelist of Indian descent had his work "The Satanic Verses" banned in all Islamic countries?
11. Perhaps the greatest Chinese poet, who wrote about a bloody rebellion in China in 755 AD? He is one of the great T'ang Dynasty poets.
12. "The Thousand and One Nights", or "Arabian Nights", is a famous Arabian collection of stories including Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin, and Ali Baba. Who was the queen that told these stories to her wife-murdering husband?
13. The Rig-, the Atharva-, the Yajur-, and the Sama- are all what types of sacred Hindu texts?
14. What Japanese plays are acted out by puppets?
15. Ziye, a Chinese woman poet, wrote about what young girl who took her father's place on the battlefield?
16. What very early Japanese work, written with Chinese characters, is known in English as "Record of Ancient Matters" (712)?
17. This Indian court poet and dramatist wrote three important plays: "Shakuntala", "Vikramorvasi", and "Malavikagnimitra". Who was he?
18. What is the prayer book of Zoroastrianism, the Persian religion?
19. What Persian poet, whose name means "one who has memorized the Koran", has works published under the title "Divan"?
20. What Lebanese-American writer is leader of the school of Arab American writers known as The Bond of the Pen? He wrote "Nymphs of the Valley" and "The Prophet".
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