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Epic Society and Culture

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the society and culture depicted in epic poems.
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In the epic poem "The Odyssey," what is the name of the island where Odysseus is held captive by the nymph Calypso?

  1. Ithaca

  2. Ogygia

  3. Scheria

  4. Troy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In "The Odyssey," Odysseus is held captive on the island of Ogygia by the nymph Calypso for seven years.

In the epic poem "The Iliad," what is the name of the Trojan prince who is killed by Achilles?

  1. Agamemnon

  2. Hector

  3. Paris

  4. Priam


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In "The Iliad," Hector is the Trojan prince who is killed by Achilles in battle.

In the epic poem "Beowulf," what is the name of the monster that Beowulf is called upon to slay?

  1. Grendel

  2. Grendel's Mother

  3. The Dragon

  4. Wiglaf


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "Beowulf," Grendel is 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?

  1. Roland

  2. Oliver

  3. Turpin

  4. Ganelon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Song of Roland," Roland is 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?

  1. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar

  2. Jimena Diaz

  3. King Alfonso VI

  4. Count Garcia Ordonez


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Cid," Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is 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?

  1. Siegfried

  2. Brunhild

  3. Kriemhild

  4. Hagen


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Nibelungenlied," Siegfried is the hero who is killed by Hagen.

In the epic poem "Kalevala," what is the name of the Finnish hero who is killed by Louhi?

  1. Vainamoinen

  2. Ilmarinen

  3. Lemminkainen

  4. Louhi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In "Kalevala," Lemminkainen is 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?

  1. Ferdowsi

  2. Rostam

  3. Sohrab

  4. Kai Khosrow


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In "The Shahnameh," Kai Khosrow is 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?

  1. Arjuna

  2. Bhima

  3. Yudhishthira

  4. Abhimanyu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In "The Mahabharata," Abhimanyu is 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?

  1. Rama

  2. Sita

  3. Lakshmana

  4. Bharata


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Ramayana," Rama is 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?

  1. Aeneas

  2. Dido

  3. Anchises

  4. Ascanius


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Aeneid," Aeneas is 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?

  1. Satan

  2. Lucifer

  3. Beelzebub

  4. Mephistopheles


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "Paradise Lost," Satan is 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?

  1. Dante Alighieri

  2. Virgil

  3. Beatrice

  4. Saint Peter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Divine Comedy," Dante Alighieri is 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?

  1. The Canterbury Pilgrims

  2. The Knight

  3. The Miller

  4. The Wife of Bath


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Canterbury Tales," the Canterbury Pilgrims are 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?

  1. Sir Guyon

  2. Sir Artegal

  3. Sir Calidore

  4. Sir Scudamore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Faerie Queene," Sir Guyon is the knight who is on a quest to find the Red Cross Knight.

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