Rubaiyat – Flashcards
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Who wrote the Rubaiyat?
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Omar Khayyam
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What does Khayyam mean?
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Tent maker
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What was Omar Khayyam known for?
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He was famous as a mathematician and was invited by the local king to participate in the reform of the Persian calendar he was also famous for his scholarship in philosophy, history, law, and astrology.
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The Rubaiyat is one of the most widely read books of poetry in the world?
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true
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Who came upon an English translation of the Rubaiyat?
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Who translated the Rubaiyat?
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Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883)
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What is the original language of the Rubaiyat?
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Persian
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How long did it take for the Rubaiyat to hit western bookshelves?
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about 2000 years
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When was the oldest known copy of the Rubaiyat written?
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In 1457, with 131 poems
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Other writers have works in the Rubaiyat.
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True
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What was Khayyam concerned about?
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The fleeting nature of life, conveying both pessimism and a love for life.
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What forms are the poems written in?
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Rubai
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What does the word rubai come from?
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The Arabic word for four
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What do the poems consist of?
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Four lines, the first, second, and fourth of which rhyme with one another.
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What language did Khayyam write quatrains in?
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His native language of Iran, Farsi
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What is the central theme of most poems?
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Carpe Diem (used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future)
