The store gave out samples by the dozen. - Is the correct phrase, as an adverbial phrase is a word/ phrase that modifies the/ qualifies an adjective. So the 'dozen' modifies the sentence.
Epic poems were memorized and then presented to an audience orally. This was required since the vast majority of people during that time period were illiterate. It is theorized that the repetitive structure and recurring syllables present in the epics, were used by storytellers to aid in memorization.
I think the answer may be C or D I am stuck on those two