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Limerick in Translation and Adaptation

Limerick in Translation and Adaptation Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the most common rhyme scheme in limericks?

  1. AABBA
  2. ABAB
  3. ABCB
  4. AABB
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick in translation?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. Il était un homme du Pérou,
  3. Es war einmal ein Mann aus Peru,
  4. C'era una volta un uomo del Perù
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick in adaptation?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the most common subject matter of limericks?

  1. Love
  2. Death
  3. Politics
  4. Nonsense
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered to be the father of the limerick?

  1. Edward Lear
  2. Lewis Carroll
  3. Ogden Nash
  4. Dorothy Parker
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses wordplay?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses alliteration?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses hyperbole?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses satire?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses irony?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses understatement?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses bathos?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses anticlimax?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses surprise?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a limerick that uses wordplay?

  1. There once was a man from Peru,
  2. There once was a man from Nantucket,
  3. There once was a man from the moon,
  4. There once was a man from Mars
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