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In Homer’s Iliad, which Greek warrior is known as the fastest runner among the Achaeans?
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Achilles
In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, what fruit does Eve eat from the forbidden tree?
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The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge
In Virgil’s Aeneid, what is the name of the queen of Carthage who falls in love with Aeneas?
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Dido
In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130, what does the speaker say his mistress’s eyes are unlike?
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The sun
In Homer’s Odyssey, what is the name of the Cyclops who imprisons Odysseus and his crew?
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Polyphemus
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In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, what fruit does Eve eat from the forbidden tree?
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The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge
In Alexander Pope’s poem “The Rape of the Lock,” what object is cut from Belinda’s hair?
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A lock of hair
In Ovid’s epic poem “Metamorphoses,” what kind of change links the poem’s stories?
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Transformation
In Thomas Gray’s poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” where are the villagers buried?
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A country churchyard