Virgil - Roman Poet Quiz

When was Virgil born?

• August 1, 50 BCE

• July 4, 30 BCE

• October 15, 70 CE

• September 21, 19 BCE

What is Virgil best known for?

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• The Aeneid

• The Divine Comedy

Where was Virgil born?

• Sparta

• Andes

• Athens

• Rome

What was Virgil's educational background?

• Stoicism

• Rhetoric and Philosophy

• Epicureanism

• Skepticism

During Virgil's youth, what was the political and military situation in Italy like?

• Stable

• Peaceful

• Prosperous

• Confused and calamitous

What was Virgil's nature and role in military or political life?

• Active in both military and political life

• Reclusive and scholarly

• Involved in politics but not military

• Active in military but not political life

What was the area in which Virgil spent his youth known as?

• Cisalpine Gaul

• Noricum

• Iberian Peninsula

• Gallia Belgica

What is the main theme of the first eclogue, one of Virgil's earliest poems?

• Enthusiasm for Rome

• Life and death

• Nature and beauty

• Love and romance

What was the health condition of Virgil?

• Unknown

• Average

• Fragile

• Robust

What was the philosophy reflected in Virgil's early poetry?

• Hedonism

• Skepticism

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism