Quiz: Penelope Delta - Pioneering Greek Children's Author

She wrote children's books in demotic Greek that children could understand well She wrote children's books in formal katharevousa Greek She included lots of didactic advice and instructions in her stories Her heroes were always cowardly and avoided fighting for their ideals

Fantasy and imagination Didacticism and instructional advice Stories based on real events Brave and daring heroes

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False

Patriotism is not just shouting slogans, but giving everything you have to your homeland Patriotism is only about the village where one has set up their small grocery store Patriotism means every inch of land where the Greek flag waves Both giving everything to your homeland and every place the Greek flag waves

Stefanos had a deep education and brought her into contact with the first demoticists Stefanos introduced her to the literary circles and helped her writing talent emerge Stefanos was an active member of the Educational Association and wrote critiques of textbooks All of the above

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False

She started wearing only black clothes, which she never took off She separated from Dragoumis but continued wearing white Even her rings and brooches were all white She understood as a child how deep Dragoumis' relationship was

An assassination attempt against Eleftherios Venizelos in Paris Unrest in Athens following the assassination attempt The murder of Ion Dragoumis All of the above