Question 1
Who is traditionally credited with writing the ancient Greek epics about the Trojan War and Odysseus's journey home?
- Homer
- Euripides
- Aristophanes
- Sophocles
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Homer
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Classic Literature trivia quiz
Classic Literature trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Classic Literature questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Classic Literature questions cover
- Victorian Fiction
- Gothic Fiction
- American Fiction
- Modernism
- Russian Novel
- American Novel
- American Romance
- Ancient Epic
- Dickens
- Drama
- English Poetry
- French Novel
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Question 2
Which playwright created the tragic lovers Romeo and Juliet?
- Ben Jonson
- William Shakespeare
- Oscar Wilde
- Christopher Marlowe
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William Shakespeare
Question 3
Which English novelist wrote a romance centered on Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy?
- Charlotte Brontë
- George Eliot
- Jane Austen
- Virginia Woolf
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Jane Austen
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Classic Literature match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Classic Literature questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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