Question 1
Which ancient Greek poet is traditionally credited with composing the Iliad and the Odyssey?
- Homer
- Ovid
- Virgil
- Sophocles
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Homer
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Literary History trivia quiz
Think you know Literary History? Prove it against a real opponent. QuizDown has over 120 Literary History questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Literary History questions cover
- Early Printing
- Harlem Renaissance
- Transcendentalism
- Ancient Epic
- Decadence
- Early Novel
- Imagism
- Latin American Boom
- Literary Theory
- Modernism
- Modernist Journals
- Modernist Publishing
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Question 2
Who wrote the Latin epic about Aeneas's journey after the fall of Troy?
- Horace
- Virgil
- Ovid
- Cicero
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Virgil
Question 3
Which ancient playwright wrote the tragedy Oedipus Rex?
- Aristophanes
- Aeschylus
- Sophocles
- Euripides
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Sophocles
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Literary History match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Literary History 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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