Whose real name was Jānis Pliekšāns?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. the poet and playwright Rainis
- Step 1: Rainis is a pen name. Step 2. Jānis Pliekšāns used it as his writer's name. Answer: Rainis. Why not the others: Aspazija was his wife and also used a pen name, but a different one; Blaumanis and Barons used their own names.
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