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Quiz about Some Questions About German Literature
Quiz about Some Questions About German Literature

Some Questions About German Literature Quiz


Some questions about classic and modern German literature

A multiple-choice quiz by solveig. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
solveig
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
30,775
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
951
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who wrote the novel 'Effi Briest'?

Answer: (Two Words or surname only)
Question 2 of 15
2. Which novel made Thomas Mann famous?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 15
3. Who is was the main character in Schiller's play about the Spanish Monarchy? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What was the profession of Gottfried Benn, poet and essayist in the Twenties? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Which is the title of the first volume of Benn's poetry? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What is the German translation of the title of the first volume of Benn's poetry? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Gottfried Benn had a short affair with another well known lyric writer of that period. What is her name? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Please name Goethe's place of birth. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Schiller briefly worked as a ... ? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. In which famous novel does Thomas Mann concentrate on homosexuality? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In which novel does Guenther Grass write about his youth in Danzig? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. In which book does Heinrich Boell condemn the Catholic Church? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Which was the last book of Thomas Mann? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Can you name the last novel of Hermann Hesse, which is called his major work?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 15 of 15
15. What profession did the father of Hermann Hesse hold? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who wrote the novel 'Effi Briest'?

Answer: fontane

2. Which novel made Thomas Mann famous?

Answer: Buddenbrooks

This novel is about his hometown Luebeck in Northern Germany.
3. Who is was the main character in Schiller's play about the Spanish Monarchy?

Answer: Don Carlos

4. What was the profession of Gottfried Benn, poet and essayist in the Twenties?

Answer: Medical Doctor

Gottfried Benn run a small doctor's practice in Berlin, specializing in treating prostitutes.
5. Which is the title of the first volume of Benn's poetry?

Answer: Morgue

This book shocked his contempories very much, because he hit a couple of heavy taboos, eg. he writes about dying cancer patients.
6. What is the German translation of the title of the first volume of Benn's poetry?

Answer: Leichenhalle

7. Gottfried Benn had a short affair with another well known lyric writer of that period. What is her name?

Answer: Else Lasker-Schueler

8. Please name Goethe's place of birth.

Answer: Frankfurt am Main

9. Schiller briefly worked as a ... ?

Answer: Military Surgeon

10. In which famous novel does Thomas Mann concentrate on homosexuality?

Answer: Tod in Venedig

Death in Venice.
11. In which novel does Guenther Grass write about his youth in Danzig?

Answer: Die Blechtrommel

This is his most famous book. Experts state that it won the Nobel Prize for him.
12. In which book does Heinrich Boell condemn the Catholic Church?

Answer: Ansichten eins Clowns

13. Which was the last book of Thomas Mann?

Answer: Felix Krull

14. Can you name the last novel of Hermann Hesse, which is called his major work?

Answer: Glasperlenspiel

15. What profession did the father of Hermann Hesse hold?

Answer: Priest

Source: Author solveig

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