Magic Realism: The Whos and Whats of Magic Realism Quiz
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Magic Realism? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In which continent did a Magic Realist "Boom" take place between the 1960s and 1980s?
Europe
Africa
South America
Asia
Q. Which German critic first used the term "Magic Realism" in relation to the visual arts?
Franz Roh
Franz Kafka
Gunter Grass
Alejo Carpentier
Q. Which author wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?
Isabel Allende
Gabriel García Márquez
Mario Vargas Llosa
Jorge Luis Borges
Q. Which historical event is central to Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children?
The partition of India and Pakistan
The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence from the British
The war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir
Q. Which Magic Realist author focuses on the stories of South American women?
Toni Morrison
Virginia Woolf
Téa Obreht
Isabel Allende