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Aeneid 2.40-56, 201-249, 270-297

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who says "O miseri, quae tanta insania, cives?"

a)

Aeneas

b)

Vergil

c)

Laocoon

d)

Ulysses

2.

What is Ulysses' Greek name?

a)

Laocoon

b)

Odysseus

c)

Achilles

d)

Aeneas

3.

Who/What is described as "feri curvam...alvum, utero recusso, cavae...cavernae?"

a)

Troy

b)

The beach

c)

The Greek ships

d)

The Trojan horse

4.

Which does NOT describe the snakes that attack Laocoon and his sons?

a)

tranquilla per alta

b)

immensis orbibus

c)

gemini...anques

d)

pectora arrecta

5.

What do the snakes attack? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Laocoonta

b)

exsanques

c)

parva corpora natorum

d)

amplexus

6.

As he is dying, to what is Laocoon compared?

a)

serpentes

b)

saucius taurus

c)

securim

d)

anques

7.

Where do the snakes go after they have done their dirty deeds? (pick all that apply)

a)

ad summa delubra

b)

Tritonidis arcem

c)

sub pedibus deae

d)

clipeique sub orbe

8.

According to the Trojans, why did Laocoon deserve his terrible death?

a)

sacrum...robur/laeserit

b)

ducendum ad sedes simulacrum

c)

orandaque divae/numina

9.

What shows that there is a festival atmosphere?

a)

sacra canunt

b)

scandit fatalis machina

c)

feta armis

d)

minans

10.

Who says "O patria, O divum domus Ilium et incluta bello/ moenia Dardanidum!"

a)

Laocoon

b)

Vergil

c)

pueri

d)

innuptae puellae

e)

Aeneas

11.

Who was not ever believed?

a)

Aeneas

b)

Laocoon

c)

Cassandra

d)

Ulysses

12.

Which is Hector's nationality? (pick all that apply)

a)

Dardani

b)

Phrygii

c)

Teucri

d)

Danaus

13.

What is Achilles' nationality?

a)

Achaii

b)

Dardani

c)

Danai

d)

Teucri

14.

Who was wearing Achilles' armor and was killed by Hector?

a)

Achilles

b)

Agamemmnon

c)

Patroclus

d)

Pater tuus

15.

Who says, "O lux Dardanidae, spes O fidissima Teucrum?"

a)

Hector

b)

Patroclus

c)

Aeneas

d)

Achilles

16.

Who says, "heu fuge, nate dea, teque his... eripe flammis"

a)

Hector

b)

Aeneas

c)

Patroculs

d)

Achilles

17.

What did Hector give to Aeneas?

a)

sacra

b)

penates

c)

moenia magna

d)

vittas

e)

Vestam potentem/aeternum...ignem