WEEKLY QUIZ: How well do you know Czech authors?
Test your knowledge on notable literary figures from the Czech Republic.
Written by Expats.cz Staff
Published on 21.07.2023 17:00:00
(updated on 25.10.2023)
Reading time: 1 minute
Question 1 / 10
Which Czech humorist and satirist wrote The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War?
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- Petr Bezruč
- Jaroslav Hašek
- Karel Havlíček Borovský
- Zdeněk Svěrák
Question 2 / 10
Which of these novels by Bohumil Hrabal was made into an Oscar-winning film by director Jiří Menzel?
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- The Little Town Where Time Stood Still
- I Served the King of England
- Closely Watched Trains
- Too Loud a Solitude
Question 3 / 10
This Czech author's stories frequently focused on coming-of-age tales and sports. His most famous work includes How I Came to Know Fish.
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- Petr Pavel
- Ota Pavel
- Ota Filip
- Václav Havel
Question 4 / 10
Ivan Klíma became disillusioned with communism after the 1968 invasion. What is the name of the novel that he wrote about his experiences as a former communist?
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- A Ship Named Hope
- Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light
- The Ultimate Intimacy
- Love and Garbage
Question 5 / 10
Which of these books or plays was not written by Karel Čapek?
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- R.U.R.: Rossum's Universal Robots
- The Gardener's Year
- War with the Newts
- Spaceman of Bohemia
Question 6 / 10
Which novel by Milan Kundera was adapted into a film that was banned until after the Velvet Revolution?
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- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- The Joke
- The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
- Ignorance
Question 7 / 10
Arnošt Lustig was a prolific writer whose work often touched on the Holocaust. What was the title of his last novel, published in 2000?
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- Sophie's Choice
- Lovely Green Eyes: A Novel
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
- The Yellow Bird Sings
Question 8 / 10
What surrealist writer penned Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, about a teenage girl who has strange visions about a vampire, changelings, and lecherous priests?
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- Franz Kafka
- Vítězslav Nezval
- Gustav Meyrink
- Alois Jirásek
Question 9 / 10
A street in Vinohrady is named for this author and politician who wrote a Czech-language adaptation of The Pied Piper legend.
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- Jan Neruda
- Viktor Dyk
- Jaroslav Seifert
- Josef Jungmann
Question 10 / 10
A bronze bust of this feminist author can be found in Karlovo náměstí. She often wrote about social themes.
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- Karolina Světlá
- Božena Němcová
- Marie Pujmanová
- Milena Jesenská
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