2. When did Aristophanes of Byzantium add accentuation to Greek manuscripts? Byzantine Period Classical Period Hellenistic Period Medieval Period
3. As Aristarchus devised it, what did an asteriskos mark? Noteworthy point of language Order of lines reversed Spurious passage Verse incorrectly repeated in another passage
4. What is the name of the first step in restoring an original manuscript? editio princeps emendatio examinatio recensio
5. Whose secretary developed the abbreviation ampersand? Aristophanes of Byzantium Callimachus Cicero Quintilian
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