Higher Latin: Virgil Extract 15

What was Aeneas trying to do with his words?

• Anger her further

• Soothe her burning soul

• Declare his love

• Challenge her to a duel

How did Dido react to Aeneas' speech?

• She thanked him

• She hugged him

• She was unmoved

• She cried with joy

What was Dido's expression compared to?

• A calm sea

• Hard flint or Marpesian marble

• A blooming flower

• Soft clay

What did Dido do after Aeneas' speech?

• She invited him to follow

• She forgave him

• She argued with him

• She left for the shady grove

Who responded to Dido's worries in the grove?

• Venus

• Sychaeus

• Aeneas

• Jupiter

How did Aeneas feel following her?

• Struck by an unjust fate and pitying her

• Indifferent and cold

• Joyful and relieved

• Angry and betrayed

What was Aeneas' emotional response as she went?

• He laughed

• He shouted in anger

• He cried

• He remained silent

What simile is used to describe her indifference?

• Like hard flint or Marpesian marble

• Like a gentle breeze

• Like a stormy sea

• Like a towering tree