Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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9th Grade

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Nobel prize winning author, adventurer, journalist, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.

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Multiple Choice

When was Gabriel Garcia Marquez born?

¿Cuando nació Gabriel García Márquez?

March 8th, 1928

June 15th, 1956

March 6th, 1927

January 6th, 1982

Multiple Choice

What country was Gabriel Garcia Marquez born in?

¿En que país nació Gabriel García Márquez?

Brazil

Colombia

Mexico

France

Multiple Choice

Who raised Gabriel Garcia Marquez?

¿Gabriel García Márquez fue criado por quién?

His Uncle

Father and Mother

His older brother

His Grandparents

Multiple Choice

What did he study at university?

¿Qué estudió en la universidad?

Medicine

History

English

Law

Multiple Choice

Before becoming an author what was his profession?

Antes de convertirse en autor, ¿cuál era su profesión?

Doctor

Teacher

Journalist

Chef

Multiple Select

What countries did Gabriel Garcia Marquez live in(check all that apply)?

¿En qué países vivía Gabriel García Márquez?

Colombia

Mexico

Cuba

Spain

France

Multiple Choice

What prize for fiction did he win in 1982?

¿Qué premio de ficción ganó en 1982?

Pulitzer

Hugo

Nebula

Nobel

Multiple Choice

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is often considered the father of what literary genre?

¿A menudo se considera a Gabriel García Márquez el padre de qué género literario?

Science Fiction

Creative Nonfiction

True Crime

Magical Realism

Multiple Choice

What was Gabriel Garcia Marquez's nickname?

¿Cuál era el apodo de Gabriel Marcia Márquez?

Tabo

Gabo

Marky Mark

Marcia

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Nobel prize winning author, adventurer, journalist, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.

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