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Weekly Quiz -1/28/00

In the following, one set of attributes better describes Vergil (or The Aeneid), and the other Homer (or his epics, The Iliad or The Odyssey). Decide whether the first described is Vergilian and the second Homeric, or vice versa.

1. Emphasis on Countries/Emphasis on heroes
Vergil/Homer
Homer/Vergil

2. Wily hero/Pious hero
Vergil/Homer
Homer/Vergil

3. Finding an old home/Finding a new home
Vergil/Homer
Homer/Vergil

4. Past provides interesting stories/Concern with the relationsip between the past and the present
Vergil/Homer
Homer/Vergil

5. Stoic ethical principles/No distinct philosophy
Vergil/Homer
Homer/Vergil

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