The Foundations of Rome

Which hero of the Trojan War escaped to Italy after the destruction of Troy?

• Hector
• Agamemnon
• Menelaus
• Aeneas

Which of the following heroes fought for Troy in the Trojan War?

• Hector
• Odysseus
• Agamemnon
• Ajax

What epic poem describes the hero's journey from Troy to Italy?

• The Iliad
• The Odyssey
• The Aeneid
• The Metamorphoses

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Who wrote The Aeneid?

• Homer
• Vergil
• Ovid
• Juvenal

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Who told Aeneas to leave Troy?

• His Mom
• King Priam
• Hector
• Jupiter

Who was the mother of Aeneas?

• Dido
• Venus
• Helen
• Cassandra

Who did NOT accompany Aeneas on his journey from Troy?

• His father Anchises
• His son Ascanius
• The household gods
• His wife Creusa

Who was the Carthaginian queen with whom Aeneas had a love affair?

• Helen
• Dido
• Cassandra
• Andromache

Where was the ancient city of Carthage located?

• Northern Africa
• Sicily
• Asia Minor
• The Iberian Peninsula

Who was the king of Latium, a region along the western coast of Italy?

• Lavinia
• Henricus
• Latinus
• Remus