WorksheetsAeneid 2. 201 - 231
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
ductus
about to lead
having been led
must be led
leading
sorte
a certain sort
by lot
a lot
sorted
What was Laocoon doing in lines 201-2?
sacrificing bulls
leading bulls to the altar
riding a bull
looking for a huge bull
What does horresco referens describe?
the crowd's reaction to the serpents
the crowd's reaction to Laocoon's warning
Aeneas' feelings while telling this story
the terrible events about to happen
What is significant about mentioning Tenedos?
it is the island where the Greeks were hiding
it is an island sacred to Minerva
it isn't an island
it is the island where the Trojans were hiding
immensis orbibus
from the great coils (ablative of separation)
with great coils (ablative of means)
in great coils (locative)
in great coils (ablative of description)
What color are the crests of the serpents?
blue
green
white
red
Which best describes the serpents' approach?
vigorous
stealthy
slow
docile
What case is sacerdos?
dative
nominative
accusative
vocative
Who is the subject of incumbunt?
the serpents
the waves
Laocoon's sons
the Trojans
What does ingentem modify?
aras
ad
taurum
mactabat
What does gemini modify?
Tenedo
angues
incumbunt
Laocoon
What case is undas?
accusative
nominative
locative
vocative
What is the antecedent of quorum?
the Greeks
the bull
the snakes
the waves
Which of these is an adjective used as a noun?
alta
immensis
gemini
tranquilla
Why are laeserit and intorserit subjunctive?
purpose
characteristic
result
indirect question
What does "middle voice" mean?
looks passive acts active
a kind if past tense
the subject acts on itself or in its own interest
the subject acts on someone else
Why is Laocoon considered to be deserving of this punishment?
he hurled a spear into the back of the horse
he slashed the horse with a spearhead
he cursed the name of Minerva
he doubted Helen's identity
Which of these begins a simile?
qualis mugitus
sub orbe
atro veneno
ille simul
Which of these contains an example of alliteration?
fit sonitus spumante salo
sibila lambebant linguis vibrantibus ora.
bis medium amplexi, bis collo squamea circum
terga dati
corpora natorum serpens amplexus uterque
Which of these contains an example of anaphora?
bis medium amplexi, bis collo squamea circum
terga dati superant
qualis mugitus, fugit cum saucius aram
taurus
at gemini lapsu delubra ad summa dracones
effugiunt
tergo sceleratam intorserit hastam
Which of these contains an example of hyperbaton?
diffugimus visu exsangues
at gemini lapsu delubra ad summa dracones
bis medium amplexi
ille simul manibus tendit divellere nodos
