11 Questions
What were some of Pushkin's friends and acquaintances mentioned in the text?
Wilhelm Küchelbecker, Illichevsky, and Mikhail Yakovlev.
At what age was Pushkin's poem dedicated to Küchelbecker published in The Messenger of Europe?
Fifteen years old.
What types of poems did Pushkin write while at the Lycée?
Bawdy epigrams, conventional love poems, patriotic reflections, and light verse.
Who was the greatest Russian poet of the age of Catherine the Great?
Gavrila Derzhavin.
What poem did Pushkin recite at a public examination in 1815?
‘Recollections at Tsarskoye Selo’.
What were some of Pushkin's achievements while at the Lycée?
Pushkin wrote a great deal while at the Lycée: bawdy epigrams, conventional love poems, patriotic reflections, light verse.
Who was the Russian poet that heard Pushkin recite his poem 'Recollections at Tsarskoye Selo'?
Gavrila Derzhavin
What type of poems did Pushkin write while at the Lycée?
Pushkin wrote bawdy epigrams, conventional love poems, patriotic reflections, and light verse.
Who were some of Pushkin's friends and acquaintances mentioned in the text?
Pushkin's other friends included Wilhelm Küchelbecker, Illichevsky, and Mikhail Yakovlev.
In which literary magazine was Pushkin's poem dedicated to Küchelbecker published?
The prestigious The Messenger of Europe
What was the age of Pushkin when his poem dedicated to Küchelbecker was published in The Messenger of Europe?
Only fifteen years old
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