Category: Literature

1. What was Pericles' primary role in Athenian society? (a) General of the Athenian army (b) Philosopher and thinker (c) Statesman and leader (d) Poet and playwright 2. What major architectural project was completed under Pericles' leadership? (a) The Parthenon (b) The Colosseum (c) The Great Wall of China (d) The Pyramids of Giza 3. Which war did Pericles lead Athens into? (a) The Persian Wars (b) The Peloponnesian War (c) The Macedonian Wars (d) The Punic Wars

1. What is Timon's initial character trait? (a) Misanthropic (b) Generous (c) Cowardly (d) Cruel 2. Why does Timon become disillusioned with humanity? (a) He is betrayed by his friends. (b) He loses his wealth. (c) He is forced to live in poverty. (d) All of the above. 3. Who is Timon's closest friend? (a) Apemantus (b) Flavius (c) Alcibiades (d) Ventidius

1. Who is the protagonist of the play? (a) Menenius Agrippa (b) Caius Martius Coriolanus (c) Tullus Aufidius (d) Volumnia 2. What is the setting of the play? (a) Ancient Greece (b) Medieval England (c) Ancient Rome (d) Elizabethan England 3. What is Coriolanus's greatest flaw? (a) Pride (b) Cowardice (c) Greed (d) Indecision

1. What is the time period of the play? (a) The Renaissance (b) The Elizabethan Era (c) The Roman Empire (d) The Middle Ages 2. Who are the two main characters in the play? (a) Julius Caesar and Brutus (b) Romeo and Juliet (c) Antony and Cleopatra (d) Hamlet and Ophelia 3. Where does the play primarily take place? (a) Rome and Athens (b) Rome and Egypt (c) Athens and Egypt (d) Carthage and Rome

1. Who is the Thane of Glamis at the beginning of the play? (a) Duncan (b) Macbeth (c) Banquo (d) Malcolm 2. Where does the play primarily take place? (a) England (b) Ireland (c) Scotland (d) Wales 3. What is the name of the castle where King Duncan is murdered? (a) Inverness (b) Dunsinane (c) Cawdor (d) Glamis

1. Who is the protagonist of King Lear? (a) Cordelia (b) Edmund (c) Lear (d) Gloucester 2. What is the primary conflict in King Lear? (a) A battle between good and evil (b) A struggle for power and recognition (c) A love triangle (d) A quest for redemption 3. How does King Lear divide his kingdom among his daughters? (a) Equally among all three daughters (b) Based on their beauty and flattery (c) Based on their intelligence and wisdom (d) Based on their age and experience

Seamus Heaney Quiz Questions and Answers (Some sources mention Bellaghy or Castledawson as Seamus Heaney’s place of birth.) 1. When did Seamus Heaney get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1995 b) 1992 c) 1986 d) 1998 2. When was Seamus Heaney born? a) 3 February 1944 b) 13 April 1939 c) 14 August 1937 d) 30 December 1945 3. Where was Seamus Heaney born? a) Kent b) Essex c) Sussex d) Mossbawn

1. Who is the protagonist of the play "Othello"? (a) Iago (b) Desdemona (c) Othello (d) Cassio 2. What is Othello's occupation? (a) A soldier (b) A merchant (c) A politician (d) A scholar 3. From which city does Desdemona come? (a) Venice (b) Cyprus (c) Rome (d) Athens

1. Who is the Duke of Vienna, the main character of the play? (a) Angelo (b) Claudio (c) Escalus (d) Vincentio 2. What is the crime that Claudio is accused of? (a) Murder (b) Treason (c) Fornication (d) Theft 3. Who is the stern deputy appointed by the Duke to rule Vienna in his absence? (a) Escalus (b) Angelo (c) Lucio (d) Pompey

1. When was Sigmund Freud born? a) 3 February 1864 b) 6 May 1856 c) 14 August 1867 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Sigmund Freud born? a) Freiberg b) Hamburg c) Budapest d) Prague 3. What did Sigmund Freud found? a) Botany b) Geometry c) Psychoanalysis d) Archaeology