German literature in English:
German writers in English Literature| MCQ
Which is the earliest poetic text in German which tells of the tragic encounter in battle between a father and a son?
A) The Hildebrandslied
B) Ludwigslied
C) The Sorrows of Young Werther
D) All
Answer: A) The Hildebrandslied
Who wrote the famous novel "Faust"?
A) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
B) Friedrich Nietzsche
C) Thomas Mann
D) Hermann Hesse
Answer: A) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Which German author wrote the influential novel "The Metamorphosis"?
A) Franz Kafka
B) Hermann Hesse
C) Thomas Mann
D) Erich Maria Remarque
Answer: A) Franz Kafka
What is the title of Thomas Mann's novel about a writer's struggle with his craft?
A) "The Magic Mountain"
B) "Death in Venice"
C) "Doctor Faustus"
D) "The Artist's Struggle"
Answer: C) "Doctor Faustus"
Who among the following wrote the classic German fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel"?
A) Brothers Grimm
B) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
C) Friedrich Schiller
D) Christoph Martin Wieland
Answer: A) Brothers Grimm
Which German author wrote the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front"?
A) Erich Maria Remarque
B) Hermann Hesse
C) Thomas Mann
D) Franz Kafka
Answer: A) Erich Maria Remarque
1. Who wrote the novel "Faust"?
A) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
B) Friedrich Schiller
C) Thomas Mann
D) Hermann Hesse
Answer: A) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1. Which German writer wrote "The Metamorphosis"?
A) Franz Kafka
B) Hermann Hesse
C) Thomas Mann
D) Erich Maria Remarque
Answer: A) Franz Kafka
Who wrote the novel "The Magic Mountain"?
A) Thomas Mann
B) Hermann Hesse
C) Franz Kafka
D) Erich Maria Remarque
Answer: A) Thomas Mann
Who wrote the novel "Steppenwolf"?
A) Hermann Hesse
B) Thomas Mann
C) Franz Kafka
D) Erich Maria Remarque
Answer: A) Hermann Hesse
Which German writer wrote The Magic Mountain ?
A) Erich Maria Remarque
B) Hermann Hesse
C) Thomas Mann
D) Franz Kafka
Answer: C) Thomas Mann
Short Questions and Answers on German Literature in English:
1. Who wrote "The Sorrows of Young Werther"?
Answer: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Which German writer wrote "The Trial"?
Answer: Franz Kafka
3. Who wrote "Doctor Faustus"?
Answer: Thomas Mann
4. Which German writer wrote "The Tin Drum"?
Answer: Günter Grass
5. Who wrote "Death in Venice"?
Answer: Thomas Mann
Famous German writers in English:
1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
- "Faust"
- "The Sorrows of Young Werther"
2. Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805)
- "Don Carlos"
- "Wallenstein"
3. Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
- "The Magic Mountain"
- "Death in Venice"
- "Doctor Faustus"
4. Franz Kafka (1883-1924)
- "The Metamorphosis"
- "The Trial"
- "The Castle"
5. Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)
- "Steppenwolf"
- "Siddhartha"
- "Demian"
6. Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970)
- "All Quiet on the Western Front"
7. Günter Grass (1927-2015)
- "The Tin Drum"
- "Cat and Mouse"
8. Heinrich Böll (1917-1985)
- "The Clown"
- "Group Portrait with Lady"
9. Hermann Broch (1886-1951)
- "The Death of Virgil"
10. Robert Musil (1880-1942)
- "The Man Without Qualities"
10 influential German novels translated into English:
1. "The Sorrows of Young Werther" (1774) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2. "The Metamorphosis" (1915) by Franz Kafka
3. "Steppenwolf" (1927) by Hermann Hesse
4. "The Magic Mountain" (1924) by Thomas Mann
5. "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque
6. "The Tin Drum" (1959) by Günter Grass
7. "The Clown" (1963) by Heinrich Böll
8. "The Man Without Qualities" (1930) by Robert Musil
9. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (1929) by Alfred Döblin
10. "Effi Briest" (1894) by Theodor Fontane
Most famous German linguists with their works translated into English:
1. Jacob Grimm (1785-1863)
- "Grimm's Law" (1822)
- "German Grammar" (1837)
2. Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835)
- "On the Dual Form" (1827)
- "On Language" (1836)
3. Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913)
- "Course in General Linguistics" (1916)
4. J.R. Ries (1856-1933)
- "English-German Dictionary" (1907)
5. Leo Weisgerber (1899-1985)
- "German Language and Culture" (1951)
6. Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900-2002)
- "Truth and Method" (1960)
7. Helmut Gipper (1919-2011)
- "The Language of Science" (1955)
8. Konrad Ehlich (1941-present)
- "Language and Culture" (1989)
