Exam 1: Literary Trivia: Poetry, Language, and Drama

Who solves the riddle of the Sphynx in Oedipus Rex?

Who is called the father of Italian language?

Who accompanies Dante on his journey to Heaven?

I Love You is a poem written by

Wolfgang Goethe is a --------- writer.

Eliot's play 'Murder in the Cathedral' is a---------drama.

The name of Bertolt Brecht is associated with-------

"Spanish Tragedy" is--------

Milton's "Comus " is a---------

Drama originated inancient---------

Who was called "the last true polymath to walk on earth"?

Who opined "poetry is the universal possession of mankind, revealing itself everywhere and at all times"?

Who is the author of the work"Republic"?

Where does the Golden Ladder appear in The Divine Comedy?

The term 'denoumnet' refers to ---------in aplay.

Choral odes sung in honour of Dionysus were Known as------

What is the hamartia of Oedipus?

Chorus in Oedipus Rex represents the people of ---------

Poetry is a word of ------origin which comes from a verb which means "to create".

The French term for 'unknotting'----------