Death in Venice Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Death in Venice? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who is compared to Narcissus?


Tadzio
Aschenbach
Thomas Mann
No one
Q. Who is Eros?


The god of wine
The sun god
The god of love
The god of exotic places
Q. Which figure from ancient philosophy plays a major role in Death in Venice?


Euripides
Zeus
Phaedrus
Socrates
Q. What does Aschenbach start out representing?


Single men
The starving artist
The old artistic ideals
Queer culture
Q. Which god is described in Death in Venice as having "flaming cheeks"?


Neptune
Helios
The stranger god
Tadzio