Alisher Navoiy
Under which pseudonym did Alisher Navoiy write his poetry in the Chagatai (Old Uzbek) language?
Navoiy (meaning "melodious"). He wrote in Persian under the name Fani.
What is the real name of the American writer known by the pen name Mark Twain?
His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens
What is William Shakespeare's famous nickname, referring to his birthplace?
The Bard of Avon
What is the full name of the Uzbek poet known simply by her pen name, Zulfiya?
Her full name was Zulfiya Isroilova.
What is the historical period that Charles Dickens is most associated with in his writing?
The Victorian era.
What is the collective name for Navoiy's famous set of five long epic poems, following a tradition in classical Persian literature?
The Khamsa .
What career did Clemens pursue on the Mississippi River, which later gave him his famous pen name and provided material for books like Life on the Mississippi?
He was a licensed riverboat pilot .
Name the acting company that Shakespeare was a member and shareholder of, which was later renamed The King's Men after King James I took the throne.
The Lord Chamberlain's Men.
Zulfiya's first collection of poetry was published in 1932. What was the title of this first work?
Hayot varaqlari (which translates to "Pages of Life").
What is the title of Charles Dickens' most famous shorter work, published in 1843, featuring Ebenezer Scrooge?
A Christmas Carol.
What landmark contribution did Navoiy's monumental work, "Khamsa," make to the Turkic language and literature?
It was the first complete Khamsa written in a Turkic language (Chagatai), proving the language's capacity for high-level epic poetry previously reserved for Persian.
The setting for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. What real Missouri town served as the model for this setting?
Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain spent his boyhood.
Into what three primary categories (or genres) are the 37 plays of Shakespeare typically divided?
Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories.
What major themes, beyond nature and patriotism, did Zulfiya's poetry famously explore, which led to her becoming a model for women in the region?
Her work focused heavily on women's topics, including the female experience, devotion, loyalty, and social justice/equality for women.
What pseudonym did Charles Dickens use for his early published sketches, which later formed his first book?
Boz.
What specific treatise did Navoiy write to advocate for the literary superiority of the Turkic (Chagatai) language over Persian?
"Muhakamat al-Lughatayn", completed in 1499.
Mark Twain is credited with coining the term for the late 19th-century era of rapid industrialization and superficial prosperity. What is the name of this era and the novel he co-authored that satirized it?
The Gilded Age, satirized in his novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873).
What specific poetic meter did Shakespeare use most extensively in his plays, consisting of ten syllables per line alternating unstressed and stressed beats?
Iambic pentameter
Zulfiya was married to another prominent Uzbek poet. Name her late husband, to whom she dedicated several of her later works.
Hamid Olimjon.
Dickens' father was sent to prison when Charles was twelve years old, which forced Charles to work. What specific type of prison was his father incarcerated in?
A debtors' prison.
In his works like Lison ut-Tayr (The Language of the Birds), what specific Sufi philosophical concept does Navoiy often use the metaphor of a long journey to illustrate?
The Suluk .
What literary element does Mark Twain use when the character Huck Finn decides, against the moral teaching of society, to "go to hell" rather than betray his friend Jim?
This is a complex use of situational and dramatic irony. The situation in which a moral act is portrayed as a transgression, highlighting the corruption of the society's moral code.
What major collection of Shakespeare's dramatic works was published in 1623, seven years after his death, which preserves 36 of his plays (18 of which had never been printed before)?
The First Folio (officially titled Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies).
What lasting legacy was established in 1999 to honor Zulfiya's contributions to her country and her advocacy for women?
The Uzbek National Award for Women was created and named after her (often called the Zulfiya State Prize).
Beyond social issues like poverty and injustice, what specific literary movement did Dickens pioneer due to his method of releasing novels in parts?
The serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant mode for novel publication in the Victorian era.