While Indonesian novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer was incarcerated as a political prisoner from 1965 to 1979, he wasn't permitted writing implements. So, he composed the novels "This Earth of Mankind," "Child of All Nations," "Footsteps" and "House of Glass" in his mind and recited them to his fellow inmates to help him remember the stories. The four books, published after his release from prison, center on Indonesia's uneasy political history. They're known as the Buru Quartet because they were written while he was imprisoned on Buru Island.

Nelson Mandela spent 18 years incarcerated as a political prisoner at what location, now a UNESCO World Heritage site?

A) Alcatraz Island

B) Buru Island

C) Devil's Island

D) Robben Island

Previous answer: Ushuaia, the southernmost city in Argentina, is about 625 miles from the Antarctic Peninsula.

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