Greek L8 Exam 2
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Latin | English |
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| Nikos Kazantzakis |  This novelist wrote "zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". |
| Divenis Akritas | Who was the main character in the 11th century epic poem about a border guard of mixed Greek and Arabic lineage? |
| Odysseus Elytis | This poet (1911-1996) won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1979. |
| Linear A | What was the official script of the palaces and cults of ancient Cretan society (c.1900-1800B.C.)? |
| 1976 | When did dimotiki become the official language of Greece? |
| Ioannis Metaxas | This right-wing dictator came into power in August 1936. |
| 200 | Roughly how many signs does the Linear B script contain? |
| Yannis Ritsos | This poet (1909-1990) wrote 117 books, mainly on folk poetry and occasionally classical myth. He was a left-wing activist and an active member of the Greek resistance during World War II. |
| Didaskaliai | Which was not a poem written by Dionysios Solomos? |
| Vintsentzos Kornaros | Who wrote a Cretan romance, titled "erotokritos," in the 17th century? |
| Kleftic Songs | Songs of brigandage under Ottoman rule. |
| Alexandros Pallis | Who translated the Gospels into dimotiki for the first time in 1901? |
| Tractor | This work, showing the author's focus on the working class, was published by Yannis Ritsos in 1934. |
| Angelos Sikelianos | This poet (1884-1951) was both a classicist and modernist who wrote about everyday occasions and moved between pagan and Christian themes. |
| Constantinople Kavafys | This poet (1863-1933) was a civil servant and journalist in Alexandria and also traveled to England and Constantinople. |
| Acrites | What was the name of the military class responsible for safeguarding the frontier regions of the Byzantine empire? |
| Kostas Karyotakis | This poet (1896-1928) wrote dark, satiric, elegiac verses. |
| Nikos Kazantzakis | This novelist (1833-1957) was born in Crete and studied law at Athens and philosophy at Paris. He lost the Nobel Prize to Albert Camus by one vote. |
| Pyramids | These two works by Yannis Ritsos (1935) sought to achieve a balance between faith in the future, founded on the Communist ideal, and personal despair. |
| the engineer's wife | Who was sacrificed to ensure the completion of the bridge of Arta? |
| Dianysias Solomos | Who is considered to be the "National Poet" of Greece and wrote the "Hymn to Liberty/National Greek Anthem" |
| Kostis Palamas | This Poet lived from 1859-1943 and wrote 16 volumes of poetry, including "The Twelve Lays of the Gypsy." |
| The Clerk | Which is not a work of Yannis Ritsos? |
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