COADF Background

Where was Gabriel García Márquez born and what year?

• Georgia, United States in 1928

• Madrid, Spain in 1858

• Aracataca, Colombia in 1928

• Grenada, Spain in 1978

Which of the following statements accurately describes Gabriel García Márquez's career?

• He worked as a reporter for a Colombian newspaper before becoming a foreign correspondent.

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  He started his career as a journalist and later became a fiction author.

• He began his career as a novelist and then transitioned to journalism.

• He attended the University of Bogota and worked as a journalist throughout his life.

Which novel by Gabriel García Márquez combines journalism and fiction?

• One Hundred Years of Solitude

• Leafstorm

• Chronicle of a Death Foretold

• Sucre

For which novel did García Márquez win a Pulitzer Prize?

• One Hundred Years of Solitude

• Leafstorm

• Chronicle of a Death Foretold

• Sucre

What is one technique that Gabriel García Márquez and his contemporaries employed in their novels?

• Incorporating mythical elements into realistic narratives.

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  Depicting life and customs within specific regions or countries.

• Blending ordinary and extraordinary elements in their storytelling.

• Reflecting existing themes without creating new realities.

What did García Márquez base his novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold on?

• A dream he had

• A story by William Faulkner

• His family history

• A crime committed in the town of Sucre