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Italian Literature Trivia Quiz

I couldn't find any quizzes on Italian literature in this section so I thought I would try and fill that gap! I hope you enjoy playing it.

A multiple-choice quiz by al99. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
al99

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,617

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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636

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the book Dante wrote before "The Divine Comedy" in which he describes his first sight of Beatrice? Hint

La Nuova Italia

La Vita Nuova

Sonetti

Italia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these was one of the story tellers in "The Decameron" by Boccaccio? Hint

Anna

Claudia

Fiammetta

Beatrice

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "The Decameron", how many days of story telling were there? Hint

100

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which poet wrote about his love for Laura? Hint

Bembo

Dante

Petrarch

Bocaccio

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote "The Prince"? Hint

Bembo

Dante

Foscolo

Machiavelli

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Machiavelli's first name? Hint

Lorenzo

Andrea

Niccol�

Mario

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the English title of Alessandro Manzoni's masterpiece "I Promessi Sposi". Hint

The Intended

The Promise

The Betrothed

The Married Couple

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the hero of the novel "I Promessi Sposi"? Hint

Don Rodrigo

Mario

Renzo

Ludovico

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote "I Malavoglia"? Hint

Eco

Manzoni

Verga

Foscolo

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or false - "I Malavoglia" was planned as the first in a series of stories.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the book Dante wrote before "The Divine Comedy" in which he describes his first sight of Beatrice?

Answer: La Vita Nuova

Dante was aged only nine when he first saw Beatrice. They both married other people but she continued to be his inspiration and famously guided him through Heaven in the third canticle of "The Divine Comedy".

2. Which of these was one of the story tellers in "The Decameron" by Boccaccio?

Answer: Fiammetta

Three young men and seven young ladies were escaping the plague in Florence and took refuge in a series of gardens where they told stories to entertain themselves.

3. In "The Decameron", how many days of story telling were there?

Answer: 10

Each of the ten characters tells one story a day for ten days making one hundred in all.

4. Which poet wrote about his love for Laura?

Answer: Petrarch

Laura was Petrarch's inspiration as Beatrice was for Dante. He wrote of his love for her in the "Canzoniere". Published in their complete form only when he died in 1374, he had been working on them for years.

5. Who wrote "The Prince"?

Answer: Machiavelli

For centuries Machiavelli was regarded as evil for what he wrote in this political essay. It was written in the early sixteenth century and dedicated to Lorenzo de Medici.

6. What was Machiavelli's first name?

Answer: Niccol�

The name "old Nick" for the Devil is sometimes thought to come from Machiavelli's name.

7. What is the English title of Alessandro Manzoni's masterpiece "I Promessi Sposi".

Answer: The Betrothed

"I Promessi Sposi" was published in 1827. It is generally called the first Italian novel. When Manzoni died in 1873 he was given a state funeral.

8. What was the name of the hero of the novel "I Promessi Sposi"?

Answer: Renzo

Renzo was a peasant who simply wanted to marry his fiancee Lucia. Before he could do this he had to overcome many obstacles created by the machinations of the villainous Don Rodrigo.

9. Who wrote "I Malavoglia"?

Answer: Verga

Published in 1881, it was the story of a poor family in Sicily struggling against fate.

10. True or false - "I Malavoglia" was planned as the first in a series of stories.

Answer: true

There were five stories planned in all.The series was going to show that however high you are in society, fate is still too strong to fight. Only two were ever written.

Source: Author al99

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