CLASSICAL LITERATURE Trivia Questions
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Which Latin poet is most renowned for writing the 'Aeneid' and is often considered the greatest of all Latin poets?
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virgil
Which Danish author wrote the fairy tales that inspired operas like 'The Little Match Girl'?
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hans christian andersen
Which philosopher was grossly caricatured in Aristophanes' play 'The Clouds'?
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socrates
On which classical literary work is Tennyson's poem 'The Lotos-Eaters' based?
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odyssey
Which Roman poet wrote an epic poem featuring Aeneas and Dido as lovers, detailing the founding of Rome?
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virgil
Which lord never finished his poem 'Don Juan', which was later used as the basis for an opera by Zdenk Fibich?
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lord byron
Which emotion did Virgil say conquers all things?
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love
What object is sought after in 'The Argonautica' authored by Apollonius of Rhodes?
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golden fleece
Which dramatic work by Aeschylus details the punishment of a Titan for giving fire to humanity?
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prometheus bound
Which playwright warned in 'Medea' that 'there is no benefit in the gifts of a bad man'?
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euripides
What epic poem was Virgil working on when he died during a trip to Greece?
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aeneid
Which poet's 'Metamorphoses' served as the basis for Gluck's opera about Echo and Narcissus?
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ovid
Which comedy did Aristophanes write to address the end of the Peloponnesian War through a sex strike?
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lysistrata
Which Roman poet, known for his epodes and odes, fought for Brutus before settling down to write?
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horace
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