Episode 52 Quiz
Welcome to the quiz for Episode 52: White Flowers Die. See what you remember about Virgil’s biography, the Eclogues and Theocritus’ Idylls by clicking “START” below!
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Virgil was from:
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A speaker in the first Eclogue explains that “one who’s like a god to me / Gave me this peace. His altar stone will always be / Bloodstained from spring lambs” (1.6-8). According to the most common interpretation, who is the speaker describing here?
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Virgil’s Fourth Eclogue has often been interpreted as being about:
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A surprisingly dark and pervasive theme that runs through the pastoral poetry of Theocritus and Virgil is:
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The most famous character in early pastoral literature, thought to be the first herdsman ever to sing, is a tragic figure who appears in Theocritus’ first Idyll. What was this character’s name?
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In Campania, during his 20s, which philosophical school did Virgil spend a lot of time studying?
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Virgil’s early patron was called:
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This English poet very self-consciously modeled his literary career on that of Virgil:
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In the Eclogues Virgil is very optimistic about:
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The scant biographical records that we have about Virgil indicate that he had:
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Which historical event seems to be referenced in Eclogue 1?
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During which decade was Theocritus most likely active?
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Virgil’s generation admired the work of the Greek poets Callimachus and Theocritus, 3rd-century BCE writers associated with which location?
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The dense allusiveness of poets like Theocritus and Virgil is evidence of:
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The Eclogues went into circulation during the years of the Second Triumvirate, or more specifically, in:
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