How Well Do You Know Arlecchino Lore?
Idyllic via DISCORD
Created 7/13/2024

Test your knowledge on the intricate lore of Arlecchino.
1. Which city is associated with the origin of Arlecchino's mask?
2. What unique title does Arlecchino hold in the lore?
Balemoon
The Dire
The Knave
Otets
3. From which language does the name 'Arlecchino' derive?
4. Who did Arlecchino's 'Mother' favor more than her own biological daughter?
Miranda
Beatrice
Clervie
Peruere
5. In what year was the opera 'Arlecchino' by Ferruccio Busoni premiered at the Zurich Opera House?
6. Which event is Arlecchino known to ironically parody in the opera by Busoni?
A trial
A banquet
A duel
A coronation
7. What is the significance of Arlecchino's other title, 'Otets'?
Means 'father' in Russian
Means 'king' in French
Means 'master' in Latin
Means 'lord' in Italian
8. Ancient mask of which creature supposedly influenced Arlecchino's mask?
A faun
A nymph
A prankster
A satyr
9. What is Arlecchino's real name?
Hellequin
Alichino
Peruere
Perinheri
10. What role did Arlecchino have in the House of the Hearth?
Taught spells
Guarded secrets
Led rituals
Selected the 'king'
11. Which mixture of languages did Arlecchino's speech evolve to include while in France?
Standard Italian
Classical Latin
French, Lombard, Italian
Pure French
12. Which notable literary reference is associated with Arlecchino's name regarding a demon in the Divine Comedy?
Homer's Iliad
Dante's Divine Comedy
Goethe's Faust
Virgil's Aeneid