1 What type of stanzas is the poem made up of? Quatrains Octaves Sestets Couplets 2 What was Hercules's final labor? Kill the Nemean lion Catch and return Cerberus Fight Apollo Journey to the underworld 3 Who is the speaker of the poem? Robert Creeley Aeneas Virgil Hercules 4 What scene from the Aeneid does Creeley depict? Achilles's battle with Hector The destruction of Troy Ulysses' return home Aeneas's journey to the Underworld 5 Who wrote the Aeneid? Virgil Dante Homer Shakespeare 6 What is the meter of the poem? Iambic tetrameter Free verse Dactylic hexameter Iambic trimeter 7 Which of the following is a main theme of the poem? History War Heroism Animal cruelty 8 What does the Latin quote "hoc opus, hic labor est" mean? "Therein lies the difficulty" "That is the task, that is the labor" "Nothing comes from nothing" "Deeds, not words" 9 What quality does Creeley prize in hero narratives? Valor Humanness Determination Strength 10 How many labors was Hercules assigned? Five Twelve Ten Two 11 When was the poem published? 1960 1950 1975 1965 12 What literary movement was Robert Creeley associated with? The New York School The Imagists The Black Mountain poets The Beat Generation 13 How does Creeley subtly criticize Virgil? By saying he is long dead By mocking Aeneas By saying his poetry is bad By saying he has never read his work 14 Who is Aeneas trying to see in the underworld? His father Achilles Virgil Hercules 15 What best characterizes the tone of the poem? Reverent Thoughtful but harsh Respectful but critical Solemn 16 What is the meaning of the line "death also / can still propose the old labors" in the poem? Hercules died after completing his tasks Mortality can push heroes into action Poets should write about death more often Mortality forces people into dull labor 17 Who is Aeneas's guide into the underworld? Dido Cerberus Sibyl Charon 18 What is the genre of the poem? Sea shanty Pastoral poetry Ekphrasis Heroic poetry 19 What does Aeneas's father have a vision of? The city of Rome Aeneas' death Hercules' capture of Cerberus The destruction of Troy 20 Why does Creeley single out Aeneas's trip to the underworld as the moment of "humanness" in the Aeneid? Because it shows him being afraid Because it shows him being vulnerable and mortal Because it shows him being lost Because it shows him missing his father 21 Who is the guardian of the underworld? The king of Mycanae Apollo Cerberus The Nimean lion 22 Which of the following figures is NOT referenced in the poem? Sibyl Aeneas Ulysses Hercules 23 Why does Creeley say he is the speaker of the poem and then mention Virgil? To challenge Virgil's authority over hero narratives To mock himself To align himself with a certain poetic tradition To place his own work in the same category as Virgil's 24 What collection was the poem first published in? 5 Numbers If You The Island For Love 25 Which of the following poets was a noted contemporary of Creeley's? Charles Olson Emily Dickinson Virgil Dante