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Which philosophical doctrine is represented by Leibniz?
2Rationalism
1Empiricism
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and scientist. Along with René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, he is one of the leading exponents of rationalism.
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and scientist. Along with René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, he is one of the leading exponents of rationalism.
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Who is the author of the dystopian science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 published in 1953?
1Ray Bradbury
2Aldous Huxley
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Ray Bradbury is the author of the dystopian science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, published in 1953. This classic explores a future where books are banned and burned.
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Ray Bradbury is the author of the dystopian science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, published in 1953. This classic explores a future where books are banned and burned.
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Who is the author of the play A Streetcar Named Desire first performed in 1947?
2Tennessee Williams
1Arthur Miller
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A Streetcar Named Desire, first performed in 1947, is the work of American playwright Tennessee Williams.
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A Streetcar Named Desire, first performed in 1947, is the work of American playwright Tennessee Williams.
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What is Paul Eluard's most famous poem?
1Liberté
2Capitale de la douleur
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Paul Éluard's most famous poem is Liberté, written in 1942 during the Occupation, a veritable hymn to resistance and hope.
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Paul Éluard's most famous poem is Liberté, written in 1942 during the Occupation, a veritable hymn to resistance and hope.
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Who is the author of The Three Musketeers?
2Alexandre Dumas Father
1Alexandre Dumas Son
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Alexandre Dumas (father), the famous French writer, is the author of The Three Musketeers, first published in 1844.
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Alexandre Dumas (father), the famous French writer, is the author of The Three Musketeers, first published in 1844.
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Who is the author of the play Waiting for Godot published in 1952?
2Samuel Beckett
1Oscar Wilde
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Waiting for Godot, a play published in 1952, was written by Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright and leading figure of the theater of the absurd.
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Waiting for Godot, a play published in 1952, was written by Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright and leading figure of the theater of the absurd.
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How did Rimbaud die?
1Cancer
2Duel
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The poet Arthur Rimbaud died in Marseille on November 10, 1891, at the age of 37, as a result of bone cancer that led to the amputation of his leg.
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The poet Arthur Rimbaud died in Marseille on November 10, 1891, at the age of 37, as a result of bone cancer that led to the amputation of his leg.
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What is Edmond Rostand's most famous play?
1Cyrano de Bergerac
2The Count of Monte Cristo
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Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand's famous play inspired by Savinien de Cyrano, was first performed in Paris on December 28, 1897.
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Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand's famous play inspired by Savinien de Cyrano, was first performed in Paris on December 28, 1897.
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In The Three Musketeers, who is the author of Constance Bonacieux's kidnapping?
1Richelieu
2Milady de Winter
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In The Three Musketeers, Constance Bonacieux is kidnapped on the orders of Cardinal de Richelieu, but it's Milady de Winter who orchestrates her poisoning.
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In The Three Musketeers, Constance Bonacieux is kidnapped on the orders of Cardinal de Richelieu, but it's Milady de Winter who orchestrates her poisoning.
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What's Madame Bovary's first name?
1Emma
2Virginie
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Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary (1857) recounts the quest of Emma Bovary, married to a provincial doctor, to escape boredom through adventure and excessive luxury.
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Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary (1857) recounts the quest of Emma Bovary, married to a provincial doctor, to escape boredom through adventure and excessive luxury.
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