Inspired by Frederick the Great, this novel’s protagonist adopts the personal motto (10[1])“Hold fast.” Digressive evocations of the Socratic dialogue Phaedrus appear in this novel, whose protagonist witnesses a sunrise fraught with references to Greek mythology. After boarding a boat, a character in this novel is repulsed after realizing that an old man is wearing a wig (10[1])and makeup (10[1])to blend in. (10[1])A jester claims that “the sirocco (10[1])is oppressive” in this novella in response to a question about disinfecting procedures, which are actually in place because of a cholera epidemic. While trying to follow the Polish boy Tadzio, (10[1])this novella’s protagonist dies after eating overripe strawberries. For 10 points, name this novella depicting writer Gustav von Aschenbach’s visit to the title city, by Thomas Mann. ■END■ (10[3])