Quiz about If You Could Meet Anyone In History

If You Could Meet Anyone In History ... Quiz

If you could meet any dozen people in history, who would you choose? Here are some of my candidates.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,510

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1. Which work is by Edgar Allan Poe? Hint

The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym

The Birthmark

Typee

The Open Boat

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2. Which character is NOT found in Shakespeare's plays? Hint

Falstaff

Algernon

Malvolio

Banquo

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3. Which is NOT a work by Leonardo Da Vinci? Hint

The Battle of Anghiari

The Last Supper

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Mona Lisa

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4. Abraham Lincoln is associated with Illinois. Where was he born? Hint

Ohio

Kentucky

Pennsylvania

Delaware

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5. Which is NOT a work by Freud? Hint

Beyond Freedom and Dignity

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

Moses and Monotheism

Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious

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6. Who was Thomas Jefferson's principal opponent that he defeated in the 1800 election for the U.S. Presidency? Hint

James Madison

George Washington

John Adams

Alexander Hamilton

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7. Joan of Arc endeavored to have what individual crowned as King? Hint

Cardinal

Marquis

Viscount

Dauphin

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8. Who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo? Hint

Marlborough

Wellington

Talleyrand

Montcalm

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9. Which is true of Beethoven, but not of Mozart? Hint

He was a child prodigy

Scholars have attempted to discern the identity of his 'Immortal Beloved'

His relationship with his father, Leopold, was difficult

He was born in Salzburg

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10. Which work was NOT done by either Van Gogh or Michelangelo? Hint

Starry Night

David

The Thinker

The Sistine Chapel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which work is by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym

Poe: A rare combination of creativity, imagination, genius - and deep torment.

2. Which character is NOT found in Shakespeare's plays?

Answer: Algernon

Shakespeare: Considered the greatest writer of the English language. Plays and poems.

3. Which is NOT a work by Leonardo Da Vinci?

Answer: The Garden of Earthly Delights

Da Vinci: The ultimate Renaissance man. Art and Science.

4. Abraham Lincoln is associated with Illinois. Where was he born?

Answer: Kentucky

Lincoln: An amazing man. What a life: greatness, inner complexity, melancholy, war, deaths, etc.

5. Which is NOT a work by Freud?

Answer: Beyond Freedom and Dignity

Freud: No one has had a more profound impact on modern man and the way that he thinks about himself.

6. Who was Thomas Jefferson's principal opponent that he defeated in the 1800 election for the U.S. Presidency?

Answer: John Adams

Jefferson: The American version of the renaissance man. Perhaps our brightest and most scholarly president.

7. Joan of Arc endeavored to have what individual crowned as King?

Answer: Dauphin

Joan: Divinely inspired, mad or both?

8. Who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo?

Answer: Wellington

Napoleon was huge figure in European History, but it's hard to get a feel for what he was really like.

9. Which is true of Beethoven, but not of Mozart?

Answer: Scholars have attempted to discern the identity of his 'Immortal Beloved'

Mozart and Beethoven: One went from early brilliance to early death; the other suffered through deafness. Geniuses - but hard lives.

10. Which work was NOT done by either Van Gogh or Michelangelo?

Answer: The Thinker

Van Gogh and Michelangelo: One hears so much about the troubled, turbulent life of Van Gogh. At the same time, David and the Sistine Chapel are widely regarded as two of the greatest accomplishments in the world of art.

Source: Author robert362

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