{"id":47846,"date":"2024-04-15T22:32:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=47846"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:32:41","slug":"the-2016-nobel-prize-in-literature-was-won-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-2016-nobel-prize-in-literature-was-won-by\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was won by &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Alice Munro&#8221; option2=&#8221;Svetlana Alexievich&#8221; option3=&#8221;Bob Dylan&#8221; option4=&#8221;Angus Deaton&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. Svetlana Alexievich<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Svetlana Alexievich was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature &#8220;for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alice Munro was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature &#8220;for her mastery of the art of short story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature &#8220;for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Angus Deaton was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics &#8220;for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief description of each option:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alice Munro<\/strong> (born 1931) is a Canadian short story writer. She is the author of several collections of short stories, including &#8220;Dance of the Happy Shades&#8221; (1968), &#8220;The Lives of Girls and Women&#8221; (1971), &#8220;Something I&#8217;ve Been Meaning to Tell You&#8221; (1974), &#8220;Who Do You Think You Are?&#8221; (1978), &#8220;The Progress of Love&#8221; (1986), &#8220;Friend of My Youth&#8221; (1990), &#8220;Open Secrets&#8221; (1994), &#8220;The Love of a Good Woman&#8221; (1998), &#8220;Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage&#8221; (2001), &#8220;The View from Castle Rock&#8221; (2006), &#8220;Too Much Happiness&#8221; (2012), and &#8220;Dear Life&#8221; (2014). Munro&#8217;s stories are known for their psychological insight and their exploration of the lives of ordinary people. She has been praised by critics for her &#8220;unerring eye for detail&#8221; and her &#8220;ability to capture the essence of human experience.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Svetlana Alexievich<\/strong> (born 1948) is a Belarusian journalist and writer. She is the author of several books of non-fiction, including &#8220;The Unwomanly Face of War&#8221; (1985), &#8220;Zinky Boys&#8221; (1991), &#8220;Last Witnesses&#8221; (1997), &#8220;Secondhand Time&#8221; (2013), and &#8220;The Chernobyl Prayer&#8221; (2015). Alexievich&#8217;s books are based on interviews with ordinary people, and they explore the human experience of war, violence, and political upheaval. She has been praised by critics for her &#8220;unflinching honesty&#8221; and her &#8220;ability to give voice to the voiceless.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bob Dylan<\/strong> (born 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Dylan&#8217;s songs often deal with social and political issues, and he has been praised for his &#8220;lyrical genius&#8221; and his &#8220;ability to capture the spirit of his time.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angus Deaton<\/strong> (born 1945) is a British-American economist. He is the co-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics &#8220;for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.&#8221; Deaton&#8217;s research has focused on the economics of health and well-being, and he has been praised for his &#8220;seminal contributions to the measurement of poverty and welfare.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Alice Munro&#8221; option2=&#8221;Svetlana Alexievich&#8221; option3=&#8221;Bob Dylan&#8221; option4=&#8221;Angus Deaton&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[966],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards-and-honours","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was won by -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-2016-nobel-prize-in-literature-was-won-by\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was won by -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Alice Munro&#8221; 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