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