Constantine Cavafy, a major poet of modern Greek, spent most of his life in which city?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Alexandria, in Egypt
- Step 1: He was born in 1863 in a Greek family from the diaspora. He lived and worked in Alexandria. Answer: Alexandria, in Egypt. Why not the others: He was not based in the other cities.
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