Ovid's Icarus might symbolize
$F$ respect for authority
$G$ the triumph of ambition
$H$ the daring exuberance of youth $J$ the wisdom of the young

In Dobyns's poem, what does Icarus learn as a result of his flight?
$A$ The penalty for disobedience
$B$ Respect for the sun
$C$ The limits of his freedom
$D$ The rewards of daring

Read the following paragraph from a draft of a student's problem-solution essay. Then, answer the questions below it.
(1) Even though the health hazards of smoking have been scientifically proven, young people continue to take up the habit. (2) Teenagers are beginning to smoke at ever younger ages. (3) The reasons for this increase are not entirely clear. (4) Some people blame the tobacco industry for deliberately targeting young people in their advertising. (5) Others say that laws forbidding the sale of cigarettes to minors are not vigorously enforced. (6) Antismoking education in schools has been criticized as ineffective. (7) Attempts to scare students with pictures of diseased lungs or with statistics linking smoking to early death have not had the desired effect. (8) Antismoking campaigns have been more successful with adults. (9) Since existing efforts to solve the problem are failing, what is needed is a new approach.
Which of these transitions, if added to sentence $7$ , would help clarify the relationship between sentences $6$ and $7$?
$F$ On the other hand,
$G$ In addition,
$H$ For example,
$J$ As a result,

At the end of the speech, what favor does Socrates ask of his judges?

Choose the best antonym (word opposite in meaning) for each Vocabulary word.
loath:
$a.$ willing
$b.$ reluctant
$c.$ disagreeing

"I Hate and I Love" is a brief statement of ambivalence-the experience of feeling two strong, contradictory emotions at once. How is the speaker's tone in this poem different from that in "Lesbia Says She'd Rather Marry Me"?

Words that have similar meanings are called synonyms. For example, futile and useless are synonyms. In the sentences below, choose the word or group of words whose meaning is most similar to the meaning of the underlined word.
If you are in an $\underline{inextricable }$ situation, you are -
$F$ fortunate
$G$ expendable
$H$ amused
$J$ trapped

What is Hector's dying request? How do Achilles respond to it?

Explain how Pericles gains the attention of his listeners in the introduction to his speech.

Each of the following words is made up of Greek or Latin roots and affixes. Use the two charts and your own knowledge to figure out each word's meaning. Then, check your definition by looking up the word in a dictionary. Explain how the root or affix in each word helped you discover its meaning.
mortify

What is Creusa's parting message to Aeneas?

On a separate sheet of paper, correct any problems with subject-verb agreement in the following sentences. If the subject and verb agree, write correctly.
Neither Teiresias nor Creon were wrong to accuse Oedipus.

Ovid's poetic treatment of the process of creation bears a number of striking similarities to the biblical account in Genesis. What are some of these similarities?

Explain why Oedipus left Corinth. What chance remark caused him to question Polybus and Merope? What was he afraid of?