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Who wrote Atsumori, A Tale of Heike Play?
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Zeami
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What type of Noh play is Atsumori?
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Ghost Drama
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who wrote the temptest?
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William Shakespeare
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Which contemporary work by Montaigne informs The Tempest?
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On Cannibals
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When, approximately, was The Tempest first performed?
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November 1 1611
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What is the approximate date of the composition of The Qu’ran?
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610-623
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What alternate title is The Qu’ran known by?
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al-kitab
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What is the Torah?
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The first five books of the Bible attributed to Moses
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Who wrote The Ramayana?
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Valmiki
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When, approximately, was The Ramayana written?
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200 BCE
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When were the stories that make up the 1001 Nights composed?
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9th-14th centuries
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Who is Moctezuma?
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King of the Aztecs
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Who gave the title “Songs of Dzitbalche” to our selection if Mayan poetry?
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Alfredo Barrera Vasquez
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What are the two basic cycles upon which the Maya based their calendars?
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Sacred Year and solar year
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Who is the author of the selection of Inca Poetry “The Sacred Hymns?”
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Pachecutec
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