C.L. 9

Question 0

A kind of hero found in several of the works of lord Byron

Answer 0

Byronic hero

Question 1

A frequently recurring bit of melody, usually in opera, associated with a person, thing, or emotion in the opera

Answer 1

Leitmotif

Question 2

A kind of violin made by the Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari in the late late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries

Answer 2

Stradivarius

Question 3

German for superman

Answer 3

Übermensch

Question 4

1. Colossus of Rhodes
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Pharos of Alexandria
4. Pyramids of Egypt
5. Statue of Zues
6. Temple of Artemis
   7 tomb of Mausolus

Answer 4

Seven wonders of the Ancient World

Question 5

Latin proverb meaning “thus passes the glory of the world.”

Answer 5

Sic transit Gloria mund;

Question 6

A diagram of the structure of a five-act tragedy developed by Gustav Freytag in 1863

Answer 6

Freytag’s Pyramid

Question 7

A phrase from Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”

In the play, a moneylender demands the flesh of another character under a provision of their contract

Answer 7

Pound of flesh

Question 8

Members of the “beat” movement in the US of the 1950’s

Answer 8

Beatniks

Question 9

An apparition or character that generally represents another side of a character’s personality

Answer 9

Doppelgänger

Question 10

A strath it-legged style of military marching used by armies of several nations, most associated with the Nazis

Answer 10

Goose step

Question 11

One of the main branches of learning

Answer 11

Humanities

Question 12

The methods of training and standards of behavior for Knights in the Middle Ages

Answer 12

Chivalry