Good day, Literature assignment. Please read and make sure you understand what needs to be done.

LEHMAN COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LIETERATURES

LEH352 – The Ancient Romance

Fall 2020

Instructor: Mark Murphy

Name: ________________________

Chaereas and Callirhoe

ID Quiz II

1. In what city will the trial of Mithridates be held?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Who according to Chariton is the most powerful man at the Persian court (other than the King himself)?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Dionysius compares himself and his spouse Callirhoe with a famous couple from the epic past. What are their names? What potential similarity does Dionysius see in the stories of the two couples?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

1. What is the outcome of the first trial?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. A second trial is scheduled. What’s the purpose of this second trial?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Why does the King postpone the second trial?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. What two remedies does the eunuch Artaxates propose to the King to free him from the clutches of Love?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. After she dodges Artaxates’ offer of the King’s love, Callirhoe blames what or who for her predicament?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. What event interrupts the negotiations between Artaxates and Callirhoe and triggers war?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Who does Chariton claim was the only free man in Babylon at this time?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Why does Chaereas believe that Callirhoe has been adjudged to Dionysius?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Whose army do Chaereas and Polycharmus join after reaching Syria?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Chaereas assembles a contingent of 300 Greeks to attack the city of Tyre. To what other group of 300 Greek fighters is Chaereas’ compared? For what feat of war was this latter group famous?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Where does the King of Persia leave behind the Queen and royal treasure as he advances with his army?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Why does the Persian King grant Dionysus Callirhoe as his wife?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Who or what is credited by our narrator with bringing Chaereas and Callirhoe together again?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. What island is the next port of call for Chaereas’ navy? What’s the name of the city? What religious shrine of interest to our protagonists is located there?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. In a letter what two things does Callirhoe ask Dionysius to do with “their” son when he comes of age?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. Ultimately, who or what does Callirhoe blame for her past sufferings?

___________________________________________________________________________

1. According to our narrator, Chariton, who or what is THE subject of the tale we’ve just read?

___________________________________________________________________________