WorksheetsVergil I.132-179
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
domōs (line 140) is in apposition to
a)
immania (line 139)
b)
vestras (line 140)
c)
Eure (line 140)
d)
saxa (line 139)
2.
The tense and mood of iactet (line 140) is
a)
present indicative
b)
present subjunctive
c)
future indicative
d)
perfect subjunctive
3.
The form of citius (line 142) is
a)
comparative adjective
b)
comparative adverb
c)
positive adverb
d)
positive adjective
4.
The best translation of lines 142-143 (sic...reducit) is
a)
Thus he speaks, and more quickly than a word he calms the swollen seas and puts to flight the gathered clouds and brings back the sun.
b)
Thus he speaks, and with his rather quick word he calms the swollen seas and sends off the collected clouds and leads back the sun.
c)
He speaks thus, and with his speech he calms the swift, swelling seas and sends away the collected clouds and leads back the sun.
d)
He speaks thus, and he placates the swollen seas with his swift word and puts to flight the gathered clouds and brings back the sun.
5.
The case and number of vulgus (line 149) is
a)
accusative plural
b)
nominative singular
c)
accusative singular
d)
nominative plural
6.
Vergil makes the point in line 150 that
a)
only crazy people will throw weapons in a crowd
b)
people will throw torches if they are ignoble
c)
weapons increase the anger of a crowd
d)
when a mob is angry, it will use anything as a weapon
7.
In line 153, ille refers to
a)
virum (line 151)
b)
pietate (line 151)
c)
Triton (understood)
d)
fragor (line 154)
8.
The -que in line 155 connects
a)
genitor and invectus (line 155)
b)
prospiciens (line 155) and flectit (line 156)
c)
caelo and aperto (line 155)
d)
prospiciens and invectus (line 155)
9.
The case of curru (line 156) is
a)
ablative
b)
nominative
c)
dative
d)
accusative
10.
The best translation of lines 157-158 (defessi...oras) is
a)
Aeneas' tired followers strive toward the shores in their course, which is very near, and they are turned toward Libya's coast.
b)
Aeneas' tired followers, who are nearest to the shore in their course, aim toward it, and they are turned toward Libya's coast.
c)
The weary followers of Aeneas strive to seek with their course the shores which are nearest, and they are turned toward the coast of Libya.
d)
The weary followers of Aeneas seek in their haste the nearest shores, which they strive toward, and they are turned toward the coast of Libya.
11.
The antecedent of quibus (line 160) is
a)
laterum (line 160)
b)
obiectu (line 160)
c)
omnis (line 160)
d)
sinus (line 161)
12.
The case and number of sinus (line 161) is
a)
nominative singular
b)
genitive singular
c)
nominative plural
d)
accusative plural
13.
The metrical pattern of the first four feet of line 162 is
a)
dactyl-dactyl-dactyl-spondee
b)
dactyl-spondee-spondee-spondee
c)
spondee-spondee-spondee-dactyl
d)
spondee-dactyl-spondee-dactyl
14.
In line 170, omni modifies
a)
huc (line 170)
b)
septem (line 170)
c)
numero (line 171)
d)
amore (line 171)
15.
A figure of speech that occurs in line 177 is
a)
personification
b)
anaphora
c)
aposiopesis
d)
metonymy
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