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Don Juan in the Arts Trivia Quiz

The legend of Don Juan, the famous philanderer, has inspired many a work in all the arts. How many can you recognize?

A multiple-choice quiz by Wisetao. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Wisetao

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,143

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1581

Last 3 plays: Guest 160 (4/10), jmel2 (4/10), Guest 65 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "The Libertine" is a play about Don Juan. Who wrote it? Hint

Frederick Forsyth

John Dryden

Thomas Shadwell

Truman Capote

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Question 2 of 10

2. This writer's "Don Juan, ou le festin de pierre" is the basis for a ballet of the same title. Who is the author? Hint

Alexandre Dumas pere

De Mauppassant

Moliere

Leo Delibes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Alexandr Pushkin wrote this 1839 play, which inspired the opera of the same title. What is it? Hint

A Division of the Spoils

The Stone Guest

The Devil's Trill

Days of Wine and Roses

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Question 4 of 10

4. This Spanish play, "Don Juan Tenorio" (1844) is traditionally performed every year on: Hint

Christmas

Halloween

Easter

New Year's Day

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Don Juan" is a posthumously published poem by Nikolaus Lenau (1802-50). What country was Lenau from? Hint

Austria

Argentina

Germany

Switzerland

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Question 6 of 10

6. Robert Browning wrote a poem about Don Juan; the last three words of the title are "at the Fair." Who was at the fair? Hint

Pippa

Fifine

Don Juan

Manfred

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Question 7 of 10

7. All of the following are works featuring Don Juan (or a Don Juan like character). Which one is not an opera? Hint

Fraulein Don Juan

Don Juan Suisse

Don Juan de Manara

A Morte de D. Joao

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Don Juan in Hell" is a dreamlike third act of this play. Hint

The Ghost Sonata

The Death of Marat

The Master Builder

Man and Superman

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Don Juan in America" is by novelist Eric Linklater (1899-1974). Where was Linklater born? Hint

Norway

Australia

England

Wales

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "Don Juan de Marco" Johnny Depp plays a psychiatric patient who believed himself to be the great Don Juan. Who played the pyschiatrist?

Answer: (Last name starts with "B.")

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "The Libertine" is a play about Don Juan. Who wrote it?

Answer: Thomas Shadwell

The date of the play was 1676. Shadwell later figured in John Dryden's "MacFlecnoe."

2. This writer's "Don Juan, ou le festin de pierre" is the basis for a ballet of the same title. Who is the author?

Answer: Moliere

The opera was written by Gluck (1714-87) with scenario by Ranieri Calzabigi. Moliere's title means, "Don Juan, or the stone feast."

3. Alexandr Pushkin wrote this 1839 play, which inspired the opera of the same title. What is it?

Answer: The Stone Guest

The opera was first performed in 1872 by Alexandr Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, completed after his death by Cui and Rimsky-Korsakov.

4. This Spanish play, "Don Juan Tenorio" (1844) is traditionally performed every year on:

Answer: Halloween

The author, Jose Zorrilla y Moral, has Don Juan repenting of his evil lifestyle.

5. "Don Juan" is a posthumously published poem by Nikolaus Lenau (1802-50). What country was Lenau from?

Answer: Austria

It was the basis for Richard Strauss's symphonic poem, "Opus 20" (1889).

6. Robert Browning wrote a poem about Don Juan; the last three words of the title are "at the Fair." Who was at the fair?

Answer: Fifine

In the 1872 poem, Don Juan is the speaker. It's a pretty long poem.

7. All of the following are works featuring Don Juan (or a Don Juan like character). Which one is not an opera?

Answer: A Morte de D. Joao

The 1874 work is a realistic, anti-romantist portrait of the character by Portuguese poet Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro. It is a poem, by the way.

8. "Don Juan in Hell" is a dreamlike third act of this play.

Answer: Man and Superman

It is from Shaw's 1905 play and is sometimes performed as a separate piece.

9. "Don Juan in America" is by novelist Eric Linklater (1899-1974). Where was Linklater born?

Answer: Wales

The humorous work was published in 1939, with the typical "innocents abroad" theme.

10. In "Don Juan de Marco" Johnny Depp plays a psychiatric patient who believed himself to be the great Don Juan. Who played the pyschiatrist?

Answer: Marlon Brando

The film came out in 1995, and the setting was California.

Source: Author Wisetao

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