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    Who wrote the book, "Common Sense"?

    • Benjamin Franklin
    • Thomas Paine
    • John Locke
    • Adam Smith
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  • 2. 

    The highest and strongest wall fortifying Troy was dedicated to which God?

    • Ares

    • Apollo

    • Zeus

    • Athena

    Correct Answer
    A. Apollo
  • 3. 

    Who does Miranda fall in love with in "The Tempest"?

    • Prospero

    • Alonzo

    • Calaban

    • Ferdinand

    Correct Answer
    A. Ferdinand
  • 4. 

    What was the other name of Paris in "The Iliad"?

    • Penthesilae

    • Diomedes

    • Alexandros

    • Hektor

    Correct Answer
    A. Alexandros
  • 5. 

    Which slave girl did Agamemnon steal from Achilles?

    • Pandora

    • Briseis

    • Semele

    • Io

    Correct Answer
    A. Briseis
  • 6. 

    How many daughters did King Lear have?

    • None, They Were All Sons

    • Two

    • One

    • Three

    Correct Answer
    A. Three
  • 7. 

    In "The Taming of the Shrew", who is Petruchio's long-suffering servant?

    • Biondello

    • Grumio

    • Baptista

    • Grimatello

    Correct Answer
    A. Grumio
  • 8. 

    Which of Bianca's suitors ends up marrying the Widow in "Taming of the Shrew"?

    • Gremio

    • Hortensio

    • Biondello

    • Tranio

    Correct Answer
    A. Hortensio
  • 9. 

    In which book is the line "Reader, I married him"?

    • Northanger Abbey

    • Wuthering Heights

    • Pride And Prejudice

    • Jane Eyre

    Correct Answer
    A. Jane Eyre
  • 10. 

    What is the name of Thor's war hammer?

    • Mjolnir

    • Myolar

    • Myolinir

    • Mithril

    Correct Answer
    A. Mjolnir
  • 11. 

    Who becomes King of Scotland at the end of "MacBeth"?

    • Macduff

    • Old Siward

    • Malcolm

    • Donalbain

    Correct Answer
    A. Malcolm
  • 12. 

    Which two characters in "Romeo and Juliet" are kinsmen to the Prince of Verona?

    • Mercutio And Paris

    • Tybalt And Balthasar

    • Sampson And Gregory

    • Benvolio And Romeo

    Correct Answer
    A. Mercutio And Paris
  • 13. 

    Which of the following is not a fairy appearing in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

    • Rosewater

    • Cobweb

    • Peaseblossom

    • Moth

    Correct Answer
    A. Rosewater
  • 14. 

    What author created the fictional county Yoknapatawpha?

    • Rudyard Kipling

    • William Faulkner

    • Charlotte Bronte

    • James Joyce

    Correct Answer
    A. William Faulkner
  • 15. 

    Who was Paul's father in the Frank Herbert book "Dune"?

    • Leto

    • Dimitri

    • Steven

    • Frank

    Correct Answer
    A. Leto

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