1. Who is the author of the novel The Tree of Man, which explores life in the Australian bush?
a) Tim Winton
b) Patrick White
c) Peter Carey
d) David Malouf
Answer: b) Patrick White
Explanation: Patrick White won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973 and is known for his complex portrayal of Australian identity and landscape.
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2. David Malouf’s Remembering Babylon deals with themes of:
a) Urban alienation
b) Post-apocalyptic survival
c) Colonialism and identity
d) Modern capitalism
Answer: c) Colonialism and identity
Explanation: The novel explores a white boy raised by Aboriginals and the colonial anxieties his return brings to a settler community.
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3. Who wrote the Miles Franklin Award-winning novel Cloudstreet?
a) Christos Tsiolkas
b) Tim Winton
c) Kate Grenville
d) Peter Carey
Answer: b) Tim Winton
Explanation: Cloudstreet is a celebrated novel that spans two decades of family life in post-war Perth, capturing Australian working-class culture.
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4. Which of the following is a major theme in Australian Aboriginal literature?
a) Magical realism
b) Urban consumerism
c) Dreamtime and dispossession
d) Victorian morality
Answer: c) Dreamtime and dispossession
Explanation: Aboriginal literature often draws on ancestral stories and reflects on loss of land, identity, and culture.
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5. Kate Grenville’s The Secret River focuses on:
a) Feminist protest movements
b) Environmental change
c) Early settler and Indigenous conflict
d) Urban Australian life
Answer: c) Early settler and Indigenous conflict
Explanation: The novel explores moral dilemmas faced by early colonists and violence against Aboriginal people.
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6. Which Australian author wrote Oscar and Lucinda, later adapted into a film?
a) Richard Flanagan
b) Thomas Keneally
c) Peter Carey
d) Alexis Wright
Answer: c) Peter Carey
Explanation: The novel won the Booker Prize and depicts the unconventional lives of two gamblers in colonial Australia.
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7. Alexis Wright is a prominent voice in:
a) Modern romance fiction
b) Aboriginal Australian literature
c) Crime thrillers
d) Science fiction
Answer: b) Aboriginal Australian literature
Explanation: Her novel Carpentaria reflects Indigenous voices, myths, and contemporary social issues.
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8. Which Australian novel begins with a group of schoolgirls mysteriously disappearing during a picnic?
a) The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
b) Picnic at Hanging Rock
c) The Slap
d) Tirra Lirra by the River
Answer: b) Picnic at Hanging Rock
Explanation: Written by Joan Lindsay, it is a classic psychological mystery set in 1900, full of symbolism and ambiguity.
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9. Thomas Keneally’s Schindler’s Ark is notable because:
a) It was banned in Australia
b) It documents the First Fleet
c) It won the Booker Prize and was adapted into the film Schindler's List
d) It is a work of science fiction
Answer: c) It won the Booker Prize and was adapted into the film Schindler's List
Explanation: Though about European history, it was written by an Australian and is globally acclaimed.
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10. What does the term "terra nullius" relate to in Australian literature?
a) Scientific innovation
b) Artistic expression
c) Legal fiction denying Aboriginal land rights
d) Romantic ideals
Answer: c) Legal fiction denying Aboriginal land rights
Explanation: "Terra nullius" means "land belonging to no one" and has been widely critiqued in postcolonial Australian writing.
Australian Literature
UGC NET English MCQs
Aboriginal Voices in Literature
Postcolonial Australian Fiction
Miles Franklin Award Authors
Tim Winton and Patrick White
Australian Historical Novels
Colonialism and Identity
Australian Literary Themes
Women Writers in Australia
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