Historical Literature Trivia Questions
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What Greek mathematician was the subject of an 1879 book written by Lewis Carroll under his real name, where he compared the mathematician to modern rivals?
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euclid
Which 1513 work discusses the rises to power of Cesare Borgia and Francesco Sforza?
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prince
In 'The Communist Manifesto', what term, originally meaning 'the inhabitants of cities', is used to refer to the middle class?
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bourgeoisie
Which British author wrote 'Take Up the White Man's Burden' during the era of colonialism?
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rudyard kipling
Which Italian guerrilla leader, known for his 1860 Sicilian expedition, wrote the novel 'The Thousand'?
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giuseppe garibaldi
What 'speaks sense in a language all nations understand,' according to Aphra Behn in the 17th century?
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money
Who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her book 'The Age of Innocence' in 1921?
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edith wharton
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