Who was the only Laureate to refuse the Nobel Prize?
Correct answer: A. Jea- Paul Sartre
- A. Jea- Paul Sartre
- B. Leo Tolstoy
- C. Aldous Huxley
- D. Boris Pasternauk
Explanation
Jean-Paul Sartre refused the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature because he generally declined official honours. Tolstoy and Huxley never received the prize, while Boris Pasternak initially accepted it before being forced to decline it.
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