Quiz  /  Latin American Authors Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which of these renowned Latin American authors never won a Nobel Prize in Literature?

  • Mario Vargas Llosa
  • Gabriel García Márquez
  • Jorge Luis Borges
  • Miguel Ángel Asturias

  • 2. 
    True or False: The so-called "Latin American boom," during which literature and poetry flourished in Latin America, occurred in the 1920s and ’30s. 

  • True
  • False

  • 3. 
    Which author was known for writing in green ink?

  • Isabel Allende
  • Carlos Fuentes
  • Pablo Neruda
  • Julio Cortázar

  • 4. 
    True or False: Jorge Luis Borges lost his hearing at age 55. 

  • True
  • False

  • 5. 
    True or False: Mario Vargas Llosa once ran for president of Peru. 

  • True
  • False

  • 6. 
    True or False: Giannina Braschi is credited with the first novel written in Spanglish. 

  • False
  • True

  • 7. 
    Which of the following writers is not known for magical realism?

  • Miguel Ángel Asturias
  • Jorge Luis Borges
  • Isabel Allende
  • Sandra Cisneros

  • 8. 
    True or False: Gabriela Mistral was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in literature. 

  • False
  • True

  • 9. 
    Who, upon his death, was described as "the greatest Colombian who ever lived"?

  • Jorge Isaacs
  • Gabriel García Márquez
  • Evelio Rosero
  • Rafael Pombo

  • 10. 
    True or False: Carlos Fuentes's The Old Gringo (Gringo viejo) was the first U.S. best seller written by a Mexican author.

  • False
  • True
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