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