The Aeneid

How many books are in the Aeneid?

• Twenty-Four

• Twelve

• Fifteen

• Ten

How does the poem begin?

• Arma virumque cano...

• Iratum Peleadis cane, Musa...

• Virum versutum cane, Musa...

• Virum Troiae cano...

The first half of the Aeneid echoes:

• Homer's Odyssey

• Homer's Iliad

• Hesiod's Theogony

• Augustus' Res Gestae

The second half of the Aeneid echoes:

• Homer's Odyssey

• Homer's Iliad

• Hesiod's Theogony

• Augustus' Res Gestae

Who was Aeneas' mother?

• Creusa

• Juno

• Venus

• Dido

• Lavinia

Who was Aeneas' father?

• Anchises

• Ascanias

• Latinus

• Turnus

Who was Aeneas' first wife who died in Troy?

• Creusa

• Juno

• Venus

• Dido

• Lavinia

Who was Aeneas' son?

• Anchises

• Ascanias

• Latinus

• Turnus

Who hates Aeneas and causes him much pain along his journey?

• Creusa

• Juno

• Venus

• Dido

• Lavinia

When Aeneas washes up in Africa after the storm, where does he find himself?

• Carthage

• Phoenicia

• Latinum

• Etruria