Who wrote the first major Western novel set in Japan?
- Pierre Loti
- Sir Frederick Ashton
- William Butler Yeats
- David Belasco
Answer
The correct answer is A) Pierre Loti.
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- In Madame Chrysantheme, one of the works the opera Madame Butterfly was based on, the main character has two goals in traveling to Japan. What are they?
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- In the novel Madame Chrysantheme, when Loti leaves Japan, what does Madame Chrysantheme do?
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- The second act of the opera Madame Butterfly closes with what famous chorus?
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