Classic literature & classics: Test your knowledge of classic literature

Questions
  1. Who is the author of the epic poem “The Iliad”?
  2. In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” who is the protagonist’s tragic love interest?
  3. Which Greek philosopher is known for his method of systematic questioning and dialogue?
  4. “Pride and Prejudice” was written by which famous English novelist?
  5. What is the name of the island where the Greek hero Odysseus is held captive in Homer’s “Odyssey”?
  6. Which Roman poet authored the epic “Aeneid”?
  7. “Don Quixote” is a classic novel from which country?
  8. Who wrote the tragedy “Oedipus Rex”?
  9. In Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy,” which realm does Dante first journey through?
  10. Which 19th-century French author wrote “Les Misérables”?
Answers
  1. Homer
  2. Ophelia
  3. Socrates
  4. Jane Austen
  5. Circe’s Island (or Aeaea)
  6. Virgil
  7. Spain
  8. Sophocles
  9. Hell (Inferno)
  10. Victor Hugo