Italian Literature quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which saint wrote one of the first poems in Italian?

   Answer: Francis of Assisi

   Why: His Canticle of the Sun, composed around 1224 in Umbrian dialect, praises God through Brother Sun and Sister Moon.

2. 2 Medium

   What does Mattia Pascal read about himself in a newspaper?

   Answer: His death

   Why: Taken for dead, Mattia seizes the chance to start a new life in Rome under an assumed name.

3. 3 Hard

   Which Irish writer taught Italo Svevo English in Trieste?

   Answer: James Joyce

   Why: Joyce later helped get Svevo's Zeno's Conscience translated into French and published in Paris, where critics praised it.

4. 4 Easy

   Which animal does Pinocchio turn into in the Land of Toys?

   Answer: A donkey

   Why: After five months there, Pinocchio and Candlewick wake up with donkey ears and hide them under tall caps.

5. 5 Medium

   In which city is Dante buried?

   Answer: Ravenna

   Why: Florence built him a tomb in Santa Croce in 1829, but it has stood empty ever since, as his remains never left Ravenna.

6. 6 Hard

   Which poet is credited with inventing the sonnet?

   Answer: Giacomo da Lentini

   Why: Giacomo wrote his sonnets at Emperor Frederick II's court in 13th-century Sicily, decades before Petrarch was even born.