Latin IV: The Aeneid - Prologue

WHO fought in the Trojan War?

• Trojans v. Greeks

• Trojans v. Romans

• Trojans v. Persians

• Trojans v. Egyptians

Answer explanation

DID YOU KNOW...

At the time, there was no Greek nation, only a series of independent city-states, several of which banded to gether to fight a ten-year war with Troy.

WHAT is the name of the Greek story about the Trojan War?

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• The Aeneid

• The Metamorphoses

WHICH is older, the Trojan War or the Punic Wars?

• Trojan War

• Punic Wars

WHAT animal shape was chosen when the Greeks built a famous device to sneak into the city of Troy?

• A horse

• A lion

• A bull

• A stag

WHICH goddess do you think would often take human lovers despite being married?

• Aphrodite, Goddess of love

• Artemis, Goddess of the hunt

• Hera, Queen of the Gods

• Demeter, Goddess of the harvest

Answer explanation

DID YOU KNOW...

Aphrodite was known to have many lovers, despite the fact that she was married to Hephaestus, the god of the forge.

WHAT is the Roman name for the Greek Aphrodite?

• VENUS

• MINERVA

• JUNO

• DIANA

Answer explanation

DID YOU KNOW...

The planet Venus was given its name due to its association with the ancient goddess.

WHEN Venus gave birth to her son, Aeneas, what word would be used to describe him as the offspring of a god and a human?

• Demigod

• Nymph

• Satyr

• Titan

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: Which of these ancient heroes do you think is a ‘demigod’?

• Perseus

• Achilles

• Herakles

• Aeneas

• Odysseus

WHICH of these 'demigods' was famous for being killed after he was struck by an arrow in his heel?

• Achilles

• Agamemnon

• Ajax

• Aeneas

WHICH of the following Roman authors wrote an entire epic poem about Aeneas after being inspired by the Iliad?

• Vergil

• Horace

• Catullus

• Ovid