A Doll's House
Literature on the course
General literature
Literary terms
General knowledge
100

What item of clothing does Nora use to seduce Rank?

Stockings

100

What poetic collection by Duffy gives a voice to famous women from history and myth?

The World's Wife

100

In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of wisdom?

Athena

100

What term describes a narrative technique where the story is told from a character’s point of view, using "I" or "we"?

First person

100

Which country is home to the world’s largest freshwater lake by volume, Lake Baikal?

Russia

200

What type of dance does Nora perform to distract Torvald before Krogstad’s letter is revealed?

The tarantella

200

In the poem Education for Leisure, what object does the speaker threaten to use?

A knife

200

Who wrote the dystopian novel 1984?

George Orwell

200

What literary term refers to the use of exaggerated statements or claims that should not be taken literally, often used for emphasis or humor?

Hyperbole

200

In which year did the Titanic sink on its maiden voyage?

1912

300

What is the exact amount of money Nora borrowed from Krogstad?

250 pounds

300

What object does Iago use to convince Othello of Desdemona’s supposed infidelity?

The handkerchief

300

Which Russian author wrote Crime and Punishment?

Fyodor Dostoevsky

300

What term describes a situation in which a seemingly minor event or detail has major consequences later in a story, often used to show the interconnectedness of the plot?

Foreshadowing

300

What is the name of the first man-made satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957?

Sputnik

400

Who says, “If I get thrown into the gutter again, then I will take you down with me”?

Krogstad

400

What is the name of the two-faced god Iago swears by?

Janus

400

In Greek mythology, who flew too close to the sun with wax wings?

Icarus

400

What term refers to a contrast between what is said and what is meant, often for humorous or emphatic effect?

Irony

400

What is the capital city of Kazakhstan, which was renamed in 2019 to honor its first president?

Nur-Sultan

500

Ibsen based this play on a true story. What was the name of the "real" Nora?

Laura Kieler

500

In Mrs Tiresias, what is significant about the speaker’s perspective?

She experiences life as both a man and a woman.

500

Who wrote The Bell Jar?

Sylvia Plath

500

In Othello, Iago often speaks directly to the audience, revealing his plans and true feelings while other characters remain unaware. What is this literary device called?

Aside

500

Which author wrote the groundbreaking novel Don Quixote, often regarded as one of the first modern European novels?

Migeul de Cervantes

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