Foundational classical epics and drama such as Homer's epics, Virgil's Aeneid, and Greek tragedy.
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- Which epic poet wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?
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Homer- What is the central conflict of Homer's Iliad?
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The Trojan War between Greeks and Trojans- Who is the greatest Greek warrior in the Iliad?
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Achilles- What does Achilles refuse to do for Agamemnon in the Iliad?
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Fight in battle, because Agamemnon took his captive Briseis- Who kills Hector in Homer's Iliad?
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Achilles- What is the main subject of Homer's Odyssey?
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Odysseus's ten-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War- Who ruled Ithaca while Odysseus was away?
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Penelope, Odysseus's wife- What creatures in the Odyssey sing a song that lures sailors to their death?
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The Sirens- What is Polyphemus in Homer's Odyssey?
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A Cyclops giant whom Odysseus blinds- Which Roman poet wrote the Aeneid?
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Virgil- Who is the protagonist of Virgil's Aeneid?
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Aeneas, a Trojan prince- Where does Aeneas sail to establish the foundation of Rome in the Aeneid?
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Italy (Latium)- What tragic romance occurs in Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid?
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Aeneas falls in love with Dido, Queen of Carthage, but abandons her to continue his mission- Name the three ancient Greek tragedians.
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Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides- What is a characteristic of Greek tragedy?
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The fall of a noble protagonist due to a tragic flaw or inexorable fate
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