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Prose Authors Jumble Ca2 Flashcards

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Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

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A nationalist leader in British ruled India

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What kind of activist was Gandhi

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Non violent activist who led the independence movement through a non violent protest

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Gandhis principle of _ translated as ‘way of truth’ has inspired other democratic and anti racist activists like _

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Satyagraha, Nelson Mandela

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What happened in 1930 with Gandhi?

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He led a protest against the British tax on salt called Salt March

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What is Gandhis autobiography

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The Story of My Experiments with Truth

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Who was a French- English writer, politician and historian ?

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Hilaire Belloc

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Belloc was among the most versatile writers of the ?

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First quarter of 20th century

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Hilaire Belloc is most remembered for his light verse, particularly for _

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Children

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Whose essays had a lucidity and easy grace?

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Hilaire Belloc

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Belloc wrote many different poems which he put into which book?

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Cautionary Tales for Children

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Who was Max Beerbohm?

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English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature ‘ Max ‘

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Beerbohm was a dandy meaning?

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A man who took particular care of his appearance and dressed elegantly

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In his later years Beerbohm was popular for what?

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Occasional radio broadcasts

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How are Beerbohms caricatures like?

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Drawn usually with pen or pencil and in muted watercolor tinting

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Beerbohms only novel?

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Zuleika Dobson

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a?

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English author and critic who wrote a large and varied number of works

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What is Chesterton best remembered for?

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His mysterious and humorous ‘ Father Brown’ stories based on his imaginary priest detective.

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What are apologetics?What kind of apologetics did Chesterton write?

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Apologetics are defending religious doctrine through discourse. He wrote ‘ Orthodoxy’

19
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Chesterton is called as prince of paradox why?

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His writings consistently displayed wit and humour while making serious comments.

20
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Edward Morgan Forster was an?

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English author

21
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What are some of EM Forsters works?

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Maurice and A Passage To India

22
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What do EM Forsters novels examine? What is at the heart of his work?

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His novels examine class differences and hypocrisy. His views as a humanist are at the heart of his work.

23
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Who was considered one of the most successful Edwardian era(1901-1910) novelists?

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EM Forster

24
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Who had many novels posthumously adapted for cinema?

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EM Forster

25
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Aldous Huxley was an prominent English writer and ?

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One of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family

26
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What are Huxleys novels about?

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Most of his novels are about modern society, the effects of modern science and later on mysticism and psychedelic drugs like LSD.

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What are some of Huxleys works?

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Eyeless in Gaza and The Genius and the Goddess. He is best known for his book Brave New World about a dystopian future.

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Who grew up in a family of well connected and well known writers , scientists and educators?

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Young Aldous

29
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Who was an English writer whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair?

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George Orwell- pen name

30
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Where was Orwell born?

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Indian during British rule

31
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What are George orwells best known two novels written in the late 1940s?

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Animal Farm and 1984

32
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Orwells political leanings?

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Majorly anti communist and right leaning democratic socialist.

33
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What are some of Orwells other works?

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Burmese Days and Poem from Burma

34
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Who was an American Baptist minister and social activist?

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Martin Luther King Jr

35
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King led the civil rights movement in the USA from the __ till his assassination in ___

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Mid 1950s till 1968

36
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King was fundamental to the civil rights movements success in ending what?

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Legal segregation of Black Americans in the south and other parts of US

37
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What nonviolent tactics did King promote?

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Massive 1963 march on Washington

38
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Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?

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Martin Luther King Jr

39
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Who is Alice Walker ?

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American novelist, short story writer, poet and social activist

40
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Who was the first Black American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and when?

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Alice Walker 1982

41
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She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her classic novel The Color Purple. Who?

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Alice Walker

42
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What did Walker do as an activist?

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Participated in the Civil Rights movement, advocating for woman of color through the term “womanism”.

43
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How did Walker begin her writing career?

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With her first book of poetry ‘ Once ‘

44
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How old is Walker in 2024?

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80 years

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