Epic Society and Culture
Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the society and culture depicted in epic poems. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: epic poetry society culture |
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 Iliad," what is the name of the Trojan prince who is killed by Achilles?
In the epic poem "Beowulf," what is the name of the monster that Beowulf is called upon to slay?
In the epic poem "The Song of Roland," what is the name of the Christian knight who is killed by the Saracen army?
In the epic poem "The Cid," what is the name of the Spanish knight who is exiled from his homeland?
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 Finnish hero who is killed by Louhi?
In the epic poem "The Shahnameh," what is the name of the Persian king who is killed by Afrasiyab?
In the epic poem "The Mahabharata," what is the name of the Indian prince who is killed by Karna?
In the epic poem "The Ramayana," what is the name of the Indian prince who is exiled from his kingdom?
In the epic poem "The Aeneid," what is the name of the Trojan hero who is destined to found the city of Rome?
In the epic poem "Paradise Lost," what is the name of the angel who is cast out of heaven for rebelling against God?
In the epic poem "The Divine Comedy," what is the name of the poet who is guided through heaven, hell, and purgatory?
In the epic poem "The Canterbury Tales," what is the name of the group of pilgrims who travel to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket?
In the epic poem "The Faerie Queene," what is the name of the knight who is on a quest to find the Red Cross Knight?