Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

CHORUS. Learned Faustus,
To know the secrets of astronomy,
Graven in the book of Jove’s high firmament,
Did mount himself to scale Olympus’ top,
Being seated in a Chariot bright,
Drawn by the strength of yoky dragons’ necks.

What does the word yoky most likely mean?

- beasts connected by a crosspiece in order to pull something
- yellow like an egg yolk
- conjured by the dark arts
- beasts that are powerful in the yokes of their necks

Answer 1

A.) Beasts connected by a crosspiece in order to pull something

Answer 2

The correct answer is A.

A yoke is a wooden bar used to connect two animals to a plow or, as here, a chariot. A yoke does not refer to the necks of animals themselves, but rather to the bar that is placed across them.

Here, the dragons have been yoked to a chariot that pulled one to the top of Olympus.