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1
n the movie ”Dead Poets’ society” the famous poem ”Oh captain, my captain” is mentioned. Who wrote it?
T.S. Elliot
Edgar Allan Poe
John Keating
Walt Whitman
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Odysseas Elytis won the Nobel prize in Literature in 1979. What was his original first name?
Giannis
Odysseas
Konstantinos
George
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George Seferis won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1963. His famous poem ''Denial'' became a song by…
Bob Dylan
Mikis Theodorakis
Vangelis
Manos Hatzidakis
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Poetry Predates Written Language.
False
True
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Which is the oldest surviving epic poem?
The Odyssey (Greece)
The Canterbury Tales (UK)
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Sumer)
Mahabharata (India)
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Where did Eltonas write his famous poem ”Steep buildings”?
In Mumbai
In Stockholm
In Helsinki
On a plane over the Atlantic
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The quote “And should you thirst for water, we shall milk a cloud” is written by...
Nikos Gkatsos
Marios Ploritis
Odysseas Elytis
Giorgos Seferis
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There are specific structures and formats for writing poetry.
False
True
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In Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris inauguration ceremony the poem ”The Hill we climb” was spoken. Who wrote it?
Michelle Obama
Amanda Gorman
Kamala Harris
Maya Angelou
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Which of the following quotes has been written by William Shakespeare?
“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink”
“To be or not to be: that is the question”
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the road less traveled by”
“ better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”
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The quote “If you don't climb the mountain, you'll never enjoy the view.” is claimed to be first said by…
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Neruda
Confucius
Mario Benedetti
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Constantinos P. Cavafy most famous poem “Ithaca” is symbolising:
The supreme aim of life-long fulfilment
The sweet homeland
All of the above
The destination and goal satisfaction
