Epic Politics and Power
| Description: This quiz tests your knowledge of the epic genre, with a focus on politics and power dynamics. | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
| Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
| Tags: epic poetry politics power |
In the epic poem The Iliad, which of the following is NOT a major Greek hero?
In the epic poem The Aeneid, what is the name of the Trojan hero who leads the survivors of the Trojan War to Italy?
In the epic poem The Mahabharata, which of the following is NOT one of the five Pandava brothers?
In the epic poem The Ramayana, what is the name of the demon king who kidnaps Sita, the wife of Rama?
In the epic poem Beowulf, what is the name of the monster that Beowulf slays?
In the epic poem The Song of Roland, what is the name of the Christian knight who leads the Frankish army against the Saracens?
In the epic poem The Cid, what is the name of the Spanish knight who defeats the Moors?
In the epic poem The Nibelungenlied, what is the name of the hero who is killed by Siegfried?
In the epic poem Kalevala, what is the name of the hero who is born from a virgin?
In the epic poem The Táin Bó Cúailnge, what is the name of the hero who steals the Brown Bull of Cooley?
In the epic poem The Shahnameh, what is the name of the Persian hero who defeats the evil king Zahhak?
In the epic poem The Epic of Gilgamesh, what is the name of the hero who searches for the secret of immortality?
In the epic poem The Odyssey, what is the name of the island where Odysseus is held captive by the nymph Calypso?
In the epic poem The Aeneid, what is the name of the city that Aeneas founds in Italy?
In the epic poem The Mahabharata, what is the name of the battlefield where the Pandavas and Kauravas fight?