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8891
Dadaism was an art and literary movement that emerged as a reaction to:
A. The Industrial Revolution
B. World War I
C. The Enlightenment
D. The French Revolution
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Dadaism rejected logic, reason, and aestheticism of modern capitalist society, instead expressing nonsense, irrationality, and anti-bourgeois protest in response to the horrors of WWI.
8892
The saying 'Knowledge is power' is attributed to:
A. Francis Bacon
B. Thomas Hobbes
C. John Locke
D. Niccolò Machiavelli
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The phrase 'ipsa scientia potestas est' (knowledge itself is power) occurs in Francis Bacon's 'Meditationes Sacrae' (1597).
8893
What is the name of the final book of the New Testament?
A. Acts of the Apostles
B. Epistle to the Romans
C. Revelation
D. Gospel of John
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The Book of Revelation (or The Apocalypse of John) is the final book of the New Testament, describing prophetic visions of the end times.
8894
Which religious text consists of the Psalms (Zabur)?
A. The Torah
B. The Gospel
C. The Old Testament
D. The Quran
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The Psalms (Zabur in Islam) are found in the Old Testament of the Bible. They are traditionally attributed largely to Prophet David (Dawood).
8895
In which language was the New Testament of the Bible originally written?
A. Hebrew
B. Latin
C. Koine Greek
D. Aramaic
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While Jesus likely spoke Aramaic, the books of the New Testament were originally written in Koine Greek, the lingua franca of the Eastern Mediterranean at the time.
8896
The humor book 'Aab-e-Gum' was written by?
A. Col. Muhammad Khan
B. Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi
C. Shafiq-ur-Rehman
D. Patras Bokhari
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Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi is widely considered the greatest Urdu humorist of his time. 'Aab-e-Gum' combines nostalgia with humor, reflecting on the lives of migrants from India.
8897
Samantha Harvey's 2024 winner 'Orbital' is notable for being one of the _____ winners in history.
A. Longest
B. Shortest
C. Most controversial
D. First non-fiction
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At only 136 pages, 'Orbital' is the second-shortest book to win the prize (after 'Offshore').
8898
Who is the oldest author to win the Booker Prize?
A. Julian Barnes
B. Margaret Atwood
C. Anita Brookner
D. William Golding
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Margaret Atwood was 79 when she won for 'The Testaments' in 2019.
8899
Which two authors famously shared the Booker Prize in 2019, breaking the rules against ties?
A. Hilary Mantel and Salman Rushdie
B. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
C. Douglas Stuart and Damon Galgut
D. Yann Martel and Rohinton Mistry
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The judges refused to choose between 'The Testaments' and 'Girl, Woman, Other', awarding the prize to both despite rules established in 1993 prohibiting ties.
8900
What happens if the Pulitzer Board decides that none of the finalists in a category are worthy?
A. They select a random book.
B. They ask the jury to vote again.
C. No prize is awarded in that category for the year.
D. They award it to the previous year's winner.
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This has happened multiple times, most notoriously in the Fiction category in 1974, 1977, and 2012.
