Chinese Literature Quiz Quiz Questions

1. Who was the first writer in Chinese to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

A Lu Xun B Mo Yan C Zhang Ailing D Gao Xingjian

2. The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival originated as a search for which poet’s body?

A Qu Yuan B Tao Qian C Han Yu D Liu Zongyuan

3. Who is commonly considered the greatest Chinese writer of the 20th century?

A Ai Qing B Gao Xingjian C Lu Xun D Mao Zedong

4. Which is the first anthology of Chinese poetry?

A Shijing B Liji C Tao-te Ching D Yijing

5. When did Chinese literature originate?

A fewer than 500 years ago B more than 3,000 years ago C about 1,000 years ago D about 2,000 years ago