Inspired by Frederick the Great, this novel’s protagonist adopts the personal motto “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 and makeup to (10[1])blend in. A jester claims that “the sirocco is oppressive” in this novella in response (-5[1])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. (10[1])■END■