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Quiz about Introduction to Australian Literature

Introduction to Australian Literature Quiz

Fairly basic questions about well-known Australian writers and Australian literature.

A multiple-choice quiz by gormless1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gormless1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,770

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
707

Last 3 plays: Dagny1 (10/10), Guest 1 (6/10), robbieking (8/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the only Australian to have won a Nobel Prize for Literature? Hint

Douglas Stewart

Patrick White

Peter Carey

Bruce Dawe

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith' is a well-known novel by whom? Hint

Thomas Keneally

Robert Drewe

Michael Wilding

Randolph Stow

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Don's Party' is a well-known play by David Williamson. The party in question takes place around the time of the _________ Hint

Football grand final

Funeral

Wedding

election

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Beach Burial' is a famous poem by: Hint

Max Harris

Ric Throssell

Judith Wright

Kenneth Slessor

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following novels is by Tim Winton? Hint

Power Without Glory

Schindler's Ark

Cloudstreet

The Bodysurfers

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Question 6 of 10

6. Nick Earls is a popular writer of fiction that has much comic content. Which of these book's DIDN'T he write? Hint

Headgames

Honk If You Love Jesus

Zigzag Street

Bachelor Kisses

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'More Please' is an autobiography by which Australian? Hint

Clive James

Barry Humphries

Robert Drewe

Hugh Ryan

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Question 8 of 10

8. Alright - what's the name of Clive James' first volume of memoirs? Hint

Unreliable Memoirs

Falling for England

May Week Was in June

The Vivisector

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Question 9 of 10

9. The greatest literary scandal of the twentieth century in Australia is known as the Angry ________ Affair. Hint

Mountains

Tigers

Penguins

Florists

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where does Peter Carey (author of Illywhacker, Bliss, Oscar and Lucinda) now live? Hint

Rome

London

New York

Paris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the only Australian to have won a Nobel Prize for Literature?

Answer: Patrick White

White won in 1973. He was born in the UK, but came to live in Australia when young.

2. 'The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith' is a well-known novel by whom?

Answer: Thomas Keneally

'Chant' is based on a true story in Australian history: the rampage by the Governor brothers.

3. 'Don's Party' is a well-known play by David Williamson. The party in question takes place around the time of the _________

Answer: election

This play was made into a film starring Graham Kennedy.

4. 'Beach Burial' is a famous poem by:

Answer: Kenneth Slessor

5. Which of the following novels is by Tim Winton?

Answer: Cloudstreet

Keneally wrote the Schindler novel, Drewe The Bodysurfers, while Frank Hardy the other.

6. Nick Earls is a popular writer of fiction that has much comic content. Which of these book's DIDN'T he write?

Answer: Honk If You Love Jesus

'Honk'is by Peter Goldsworthy

7. 'More Please' is an autobiography by which Australian?

Answer: Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries is also known as Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson et al...

8. Alright - what's the name of Clive James' first volume of memoirs?

Answer: Unreliable Memoirs

James was born in 1939 in the Sydney suburb of Kogarah

9. The greatest literary scandal of the twentieth century in Australia is known as the Angry ________ Affair.

Answer: Penguins

It happened when two Australian poets duped an editor with poetry they made up on the spot but passed off as that of an undiscovered genius.

10. Where does Peter Carey (author of Illywhacker, Bliss, Oscar and Lucinda) now live?

Answer: New York

Source: Author gormless1

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