Which nation does Stephen Vincent Benet belong to?

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  1. England
  2. America
  3. Russia
  4. Africa

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Option 2 : America
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The correct answer is 'America'.

Key Points

  • The Nationality of Stephen Vincent Benet is 'America'.
  • Stephen Vincent Benet: 
    • Stephen Vincent Benet (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist.
    • He is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and for the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) and "By the Waters of Babylon" (1937).
    • In 2009, The Library of America selected his story "The King of the Cats" (1929) for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales edited by Peter Straub. 
  • Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: America.

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