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Who is the author of the short story The Metamorphosis published in 1915?
1Franz Kafka
2Albert Camus
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The Metamorphosis is a short story written by Franz Kafka in 1912 and published in 1915. It is one of his most famous works along with The Trial. The short story describes the metamorphosis and misadventures of Gregor Samsa, a salesman who wakes up one morning transformed into a "monstrous insect".
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The Metamorphosis is a short story written by Franz Kafka in 1912 and published in 1915. It is one of his most famous works along with The Trial. The short story describes the metamorphosis and misadventures of Gregor Samsa, a salesman who wakes up one morning transformed into a "monstrous insect".
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What's Madame Bovary's first name?
1Emma
2Virginie
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Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary (1857) recounts the quest of Emma Bovary, married to a provincial doctor, to escape boredom through adventure and excessive luxury.
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Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary (1857) recounts the quest of Emma Bovary, married to a provincial doctor, to escape boredom through adventure and excessive luxury.
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Who is the author of the science fiction short story collection Martian Chronicles?
1Ray Bradbury
2Orson Welles
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Martian Chronicles is a collection of science fiction short stories by American author Ray Bradbury, first published in the United States in 1950 by Doubleday.
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Martian Chronicles is a collection of science fiction short stories by American author Ray Bradbury, first published in the United States in 1950 by Doubleday.
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Which novel by John Steinbeck received the Pulitzer Prize in 1940?
2The Grapes of Wrath
1Of Mice and Men
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The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck's masterpiece published in 1939, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for its poignant exploration of the Great Depression.
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The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck's masterpiece published in 1939, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for its poignant exploration of the Great Depression.
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When was Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood published?
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In Cold Blood: A True Tale of Multiple Murder and its Consequences is a non-fiction novel belonging to the literary genre of true crime written by the American author Truman Capote and published in 1966.
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In Cold Blood: A True Tale of Multiple Murder and its Consequences is a non-fiction novel belonging to the literary genre of true crime written by the American author Truman Capote and published in 1966.
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Who is the author of the play A Streetcar Named Desire first performed in 1947?
2Tennessee Williams
1Arthur Miller
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A Streetcar Named Desire, first performed in 1947, is the work of American playwright Tennessee Williams.
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A Streetcar Named Desire, first performed in 1947, is the work of American playwright Tennessee Williams.
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Which philosophical doctrine is represented by Leibniz?
2Rationalism
1Empiricism
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and scientist. Along with René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, he is one of the leading exponents of rationalism.
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and scientist. Along with René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, he is one of the leading exponents of rationalism.
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How many novels make up Emile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle?
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The Rougon-Macquart cycle is a series of 20 novels written by Émile Zola, one of the greatest French naturalist writers of the 19th century.
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The Rougon-Macquart cycle is a series of 20 novels written by Émile Zola, one of the greatest French naturalist writers of the 19th century.
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What is the latest work of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig?
1The Royal Game
2Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
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The Royal Game is a short story by Stefan Zweig, published posthumously in 1943. It is Stefan Zweig's last work, which he wrote in Brazil during the last months of his life, until his suicide on February 22, 1942.
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The Royal Game is a short story by Stefan Zweig, published posthumously in 1943. It is Stefan Zweig's last work, which he wrote in Brazil during the last months of his life, until his suicide on February 22, 1942.
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Which novel inspired Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's film Nosferatu the Vampire?
1Dracula
2The Vampire Diaries
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's Nosferatu the Vampire is based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, published in 1897.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's Nosferatu the Vampire is based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, published in 1897.
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