Aeneid Book 4 Review

Aeneid Book 4 takes place in

• Rome

• Troy

• Carthage

• Sicily

On lines 160-172, Dido and Aeneas seek shelter in a cave. Why?

• Juno sent the Furies to attack Aeneas

• There was a massive storm

• A fire burnt down the city

• They were being chased by the Erymanthian Boar

Which of the following is NOT potential evidence that the events in the cave could be interpreted as a marriage?

• The air was a witness

• Juno pronuba was there

• lightning flashed like torches

• Aeneas lifted Dido over the threshold

How did Dido feel about the possible-wedding in the cave?

• Ashamed and embarrassed

• Giddy and winsome

• she does not see the need to hide it

• she uses it as an opportunity to build political alliances with other African nations

According to this quote, how does Vergil view the "wedding"?

ille dies primus leti primusque malorum

causa fuit;

• it was the first time Dido fell in love

• it was the reason for Dido's tragic end

• it freed Aeneas from his trauma

• it made Aeneas the first king of Africa

What mythical being spread the news about Dido and Aeneas' love affair?

• Fama

• Nemesis

• the Fates

• Juno

Name one element about Fama's appearance from this quotation, besides the fact that she is a horrible monster.

monstrum horrendum, ingens, cui quot sunt corpore plumae,

tot vigiles oculi subter (mirabile dictu),

tot linguae, totidem ora sonant, tot subrigit auris.

According to the following quote, what rumor spreads about Dido and Aeneas, that shows that they are not doing what they ought to? There may be multiple right answers.

nunc hiemem inter se luxu, quam longa, fovere

regnorum immemores turpique cupidine captos.

• they have forgotten their responsibilities as leaders

• they were living in luxury

• they were overtaxing the people of Carthage

• they were overcome by desire

The news of Dido and Aeneas reaches the Numidian king Iarbas. Who is Iarbas' father?

• Apollo

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Romulus

How does Iarbas feel about Dido and Aeneas?

• infuriated

• hopeful

• embarrassed

• loving