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Aeneid - book 1.81-141

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Who is doing this action in lines 81-82: Haec ubi dicta, cavum conversa cuspide montem impulit in latus.

a)

Aeolus

b)

Juno

c)

Athena

d)

Aeneas

2.

In lines 82-83, the winds are compared to: ac venti velut agmine facto, qua data porta, ruunt et terras turbine perflant.

a)

wild animals

b)

a calm sea

c)

an assembled battleline

d)

huge masses

3.

the best way to translate incubuere in this sentence is; Incubuere mari totumque a sedibus imis una Eurusque Notusque ruunt creberque procellis Africus et vastos volvunt ad litora fluctus

a)

to brood over

b)

brooded over

c)

had brooded over

d)

were brooding over

4.

In lines 84-86, Eurus, Notus, and Africus are all examples of.... Incubuere mari totumque a sedibus imis

una Eurusque Notusque ruunt creberque procellis

Africus et vastos volvunt ad litora fluctus

a)

names of trojan soldiers

b)

Winds

c)

names of trojan ships

d)

names of trojan cities

5.

In line 87 there is an example of:

insequitur clamorque virum stridorque rudentum.

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

anaphora

d)

apostrophe

6.

In lines 88-89, Teucrorum refers to: Eripiunt subito nubes caelumque diemque Teucrorum ex oculis

a)

the trojans

b)

the winds

c)

the greeks

d)

the sea

7.

When Aeneas begins his speech in line 94 (O terque quaterque beati....) this is an example of:

a)

hyperbole

b)

apostrophe

c)

alliteration

d)

synchesis

8.

To whom does this line (96) refer: O Danaum fortissime gentis Tydide

a)

The east and west winds

b)

Achilles, a brave Greek warrior

c)

Aeneas and his descendants

d)

Diomedes, a greek warrior who fought Aeneas vir ad virum.

9.

the best way to translate iactanti in line 102 is: Talia iactanti stridens Aquilone procella velum adversa ferit

a)

tossing

b)

having tossed

c)

having been tossed

d)

to toss

10.

In line 103, there is an example of: fluctusque ad sidera tollit.

a)

hyperbole

b)

anaphora

c)

asyndeton

d)

metonymy

11.

Lines 106-107 contain which TWO rhetorical figures: Hi summo in fluctu pendent; his unda dehiscens terram inter fluctus aperit,

a)

anaphora

b)

asyndeton

c)

aposeiopesis

d)

chiasmus

12.

In lines 108-118, what noun is left off that we (the reader) have to add in....Tres Notus abreptas in saxa latentia torquet, .....tres Eurus ab alto in brevia et syrtis urget, miserabile visu, inliditque vadis atque aggere cingit harenae.

Unam, quae Lycios fidumque vehebat Oronten,

ipsius ante oculos ingens a vertice pontus

in puppim ferit:

a)

navem

b)

ventum

c)

virum

d)

pontum

13.

Which of the following is NOT a subject of apparent:

Apparent rari nantes in gurgite vasto, arma virum tabulaeque et Troia gaza per undas.

a)

rari

b)

arma

c)

virum

d)

tabulae

e)

gaza

14.

the -que in line 123 is joining....

laxis laterum compagibus omnes accipiunt inimicum imbrem rimisque fatiscunt.

a)

rimis + imbrem

b)

rimis + compagibus

c)

accipiunt + fatiscunt

d)

rimis + accipiunt

15.

In line 124, we see what 2 rhetorical figures:

Interea magno misceri murmure pontum emissamque hiemem sensit Neptunus et imis stagna refusa vadis,

a)

onomotopeia

b)

alliteration

c)

polysyndeton

d)

apostrophe

16.

Who/what is the subject of videt in line 128:

Disjectam Aeneae toto videt aequore classem, fluctibus oppressos Troas caelique ruina

a)

Aeneae

b)

classem

c)

aequore

d)

Neptune (understood)

17.

To whom does the vos in line 132 refer:

Tantane vos generis tenuit fiducia vestri?

a)

neptune

b)

the winds

c)

aeneas + the trojans

d)

the audience/readers

18.

In line 135, there is a great example of: Quos ego -- !

a)

aposeiopesis

b)

anastrophe

c)

asyndeton

d)

apostrophe

19.

To whom does regi refer in line 137:

Maturate fugam regique haec dicite vestro?

a)

Aeolus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Aeneas

d)

Beyonce

20.

The best meaning of saxa in line 139 is:

Tenet ille immania saxa

a)

rockz

b)

windz

c)

wavez

d)

whirlpoolz