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Richard Lederer's Classic Literary Trivia: from Mythology, Shakespeare, and the Bible »

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Authors: Richard Lederer, Barry Blitt
ISBN-13: 9781423602125, ISBN-10: 1423602129
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Date Published: April 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Richard Lederer

Book Synopsis

Richard Lederer's Classic Literary Trivia
from Mythology, Shakespeare, and the Bible

What biblical character said, "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Cain)

Who was the chief of the ancient Greek gods? (Zeus)

Shakespeare's plays are generally classified into which three categories? (tragedies, comedies, and histories)

Table of Contents


Introduction     8
The Bible     12
In Their Own Words     15
Bible by the Numbers     23
Bible Riddles     31
Good Words from the Good Book     39
Holy Moses!     47
Mythology     54
Test Your Mythology IQ     56
There's a God in Your Sentence     64
Mythic Headlines     69
Shakespeare     74
Living Will     77
Bomb-Bard-Ment     85
A Man of Many Titles     93
Not a Passing Phrase     99
Classic Literary Lovers     107

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