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Epic Love and Romance

Description: This quiz tests your knowledge of epic love and romance stories from around the world.
Number of Questions: 15
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In the epic poem 'Beowulf', who is the hero's love interest?

  1. Wealtheow

  2. Hygd

  3. Freawaru

  4. Hildeburh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wealtheow is the wife of Beowulf and the queen of the Danes.

In the epic poem 'The Song of Roland', who is the hero's beloved?

  1. Aude

  2. Ganelon

  3. Marsilion

  4. Oliver


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aude is the sister of Oliver and the beloved of Roland.

In the epic poem 'The Iliad', who is the hero's love interest?

  1. Helen of Troy

  2. Briseis

  3. Chryseis

  4. Andromache


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Helen of Troy is the wife of Menelaus and the cause of the Trojan War.

In the epic poem 'The Odyssey', who is the hero's wife?

  1. Penelope

  2. Calypso

  3. Circe

  4. Nausicaa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penelope is the wife of Odysseus and the queen of Ithaca.

In the epic poem 'The Aeneid', who is the hero's love interest?

  1. Dido

  2. Creusa

  3. Lavinia

  4. Anna


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dido is the queen of Carthage and the lover of Aeneas.

In the epic poem 'The Divine Comedy', who is the hero's beloved?

  1. Beatrice

  2. Virgil

  3. St. Lucy

  4. Francesca da Rimini


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Beatrice is the love interest of Dante Alighieri, the author of 'The Divine Comedy'.

In the epic poem 'Paradise Lost', who is the hero's love interest?

  1. Eve

  2. Adam

  3. Satan

  4. Raphael


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Eve is the wife of Adam and the first woman created by God.

In the epic poem 'Romeo and Juliet', who are the two lovers?

  1. Romeo and Juliet

  2. Paris and Juliet

  3. Romeo and Rosaline

  4. Juliet and Tybalt


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Romeo and Juliet are the two lovers in the play 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare.

In the epic poem 'Tristan and Isolde', who are the two lovers?

  1. Tristan and Isolde

  2. Mark and Isolde

  3. Tristan and Brangäne

  4. Isolde and Kahedin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tristan and Isolde are the two lovers in the medieval romance 'Tristan and Isolde'.

In the epic poem 'The Lay of the Nibelungs', who are the two lovers?

  1. Siegfried and Kriemhild

  2. Gunther and Brunhild

  3. Hagen and Uta

  4. Gernot and Giselher


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Siegfried and Kriemhild are the two lovers in the epic poem 'The Lay of the Nibelungs'.

In the epic poem 'The Canterbury Tales', who are the two lovers?

  1. Troilus and Criseyde

  2. Arcite and Palamon

  3. January and May

  4. Alison and Nicholas


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Troilus and Criseyde are the two lovers in the poem 'Troilus and Criseyde' by Geoffrey Chaucer.

In the epic poem 'Orlando Furioso', who are the two lovers?

  1. Orlando and Angelica

  2. Rinaldo and Clarice

  3. Astolfo and Bradamante

  4. Ruggiero and Bradamante


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Orlando and Angelica are the two lovers in the epic poem 'Orlando Furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto.

In the epic poem 'The Faerie Queene', who are the two lovers?

  1. Britomart and Artegall

  2. Florimell and Marinell

  3. Calidore and Pastorella

  4. Scudamour and Amoret


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Britomart and Artegall are the two lovers in the epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' by Edmund Spenser.

In the epic poem 'Paradise Regained', who are the two lovers?

  1. Adam and Eve

  2. Jesus and Mary Magdalene

  3. Satan and Sin

  4. Death and Hell


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Adam and Eve are the two lovers in the epic poem 'Paradise Regained' by John Milton.

In the epic poem 'Absalom and Achitophel', who are the two lovers?

  1. Absalom and Achitophel

  2. David and Bathsheba

  3. Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

  4. Ahab and Jezebel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Absalom and Achitophel are the two lovers in the epic poem 'Absalom and Achitophel' by John Dryden.

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