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How many novels make up Emile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle?
220
110
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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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Which famous play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was published in 1808?
2Faust
1Divine Comedy
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous play Faust, written in 1808, is a two-part work exploring the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous play Faust, written in 1808, is a two-part work exploring the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles.
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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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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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Who is the author of the play Waiting for Godot published in 1952?
2Samuel Beckett
1Oscar Wilde
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Waiting for Godot, a play published in 1952, was written by Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright and leading figure of the theater of the absurd.
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Waiting for Godot, a play published in 1952, was written by Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright and leading figure of the theater of the absurd.
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In John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, what is the surname of the main characters?
1Joad
2Milton
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The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939. The plot unfolds during the Great Depression and the reader follows the adventures of a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joad, who are forced to leave Oklahoma because of the drought.
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The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939. The plot unfolds during the Great Depression and the reader follows the adventures of a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joad, who are forced to leave Oklahoma because of the drought.
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Which character is the narrator of H. G. Wells' novel The Island of Dr. Moreau?
1Edward Prendick
2Montgomery
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Dr. Moreau's Island is a science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, published in 1896. Through a story told by a narrator, the novel engages a reflection on subjects such as the relationship between human beings and animals, and the question of identity. Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, is rescued by Montgomery and Dr. Moreau.
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Dr. Moreau's Island is a science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, published in 1896. Through a story told by a narrator, the novel engages a reflection on subjects such as the relationship between human beings and animals, and the question of identity. Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, is rescued by Montgomery and Dr. Moreau.
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Which hotel inspired Stephen King for his novel The Shining?
2Stanley Hotel
1Overlook Hotel
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It was during his stay at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 that the writer Stephen King imagined the main lines of the story of the novel Shining (1977) and he was inspired by the premises to create the Overlook Hotel from this novel.
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It was during his stay at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 that the writer Stephen King imagined the main lines of the story of the novel Shining (1977) and he was inspired by the premises to create the Overlook Hotel from this novel.
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In which village is Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude set?
2Macondo
1Aracataca
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Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional village of Macondo, founded by the BuendÃa family in Colombia.
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Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional village of Macondo, founded by the BuendÃa family in Colombia.
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Which castle inspired Charles Perrault for his tale Sleeping Beauty?
2Ussé
1Valençay
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Charles Perrault is said to have been inspired by Ussé Castle for the tale of Sleeping Beauty. The castle contains a staging of it.
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Charles Perrault is said to have been inspired by Ussé Castle for the tale of Sleeping Beauty. The castle contains a staging of it.
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