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Epic Time and History

Epic Time and History Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem Beowulf, what is the name of the monster that Beowulf fights?

  1. Grendel
  2. Grendel's Mother
  3. The Dragon
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Odyssey, what is the name of the hero who returns home after a long journey?

  1. Odysseus
  2. Telemachus
  3. Penelope
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Iliad, what is the name of the Trojan prince who fights Achilles?

  1. Hector
  2. Paris
  3. Agamemnon
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Aeneid, what is the name of the Trojan hero who founds the city of Rome?

  1. Aeneas
  2. Anchises
  3. Creusa
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Song of Roland, what is the name of the Frankish knight who fights the Saracens?

  1. Roland
  2. Oliver
  3. Turpin
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Nibelungenlied, what is the name of the hero who is killed by Siegfried?

  1. Hagen
  2. Gunther
  3. Brunhild
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem Kalevala, what is the name of the hero who fights the evil witch Louhi?

  1. Väinämöinen
  2. Ilmarinen
  3. Lemminkäinen
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Shahnameh, what is the name of the Persian hero who fights the evil king Zahhak?

  1. Rostam
  2. Esfandiyar
  3. Kai Khosrow
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Mahabharata, what is the name of the hero who fights the evil king Duryodhana?

  1. Arjuna
  2. Krishna
  3. Yudhishthira
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Ramayana, what is the name of the hero who fights the demon king Ravana?

  1. Rama
  2. Lakshmana
  3. Hanuman
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Cid, what is the name of the Spanish hero who fights the Moors?

  1. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
  2. Jimena Díaz
  3. Álvar Fáñez
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Song of Igor's Campaign, what is the name of the Russian prince who fights the Polovtsians?

  1. Igor Svyatoslavich
  2. Svyatoslav Olgovich
  3. Vladimir Igorevich
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Tale of the Heike, what is the name of the Japanese clan that fights the Genji clan?

  1. Taira
  2. Minamoto
  3. Fujiwara
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Song of Roland, what is the name of the battle in which Roland is killed?

  1. The Battle of Roncevaux Pass
  2. The Battle of Hastings
  3. The Battle of Agincourt
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem The Nibelungenlied, what is the name of the treasure that Siegfried finds?

  1. The Nibelungen Hoard
  2. The Rhinegold
  3. The Sword of Siegfried
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