WorksheetsAeneid 1 lines 1-22
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Translate the first phrase of the epic poem: arma virumque cano
I sing of weapons and a man
I sing of arms and virtue
I sing of defense and courage
I sing of love and a man
This quote about Aeneas supports what major theme in the Aeneid?
"fato profugus"
destiny
divine intervention
war and peace
the glory of Rome
"multum ille et terris iactatus et alto" - this quote is talking about how Aeneas was tossed over the lands and sea as he tried to reach Italy. This situation is very similar to which other hero?
Odysseus
Menelaus
Achilles
Hector
"vi superum" according to this quote, Aeneas was tossed on lands and the sea by what?
by the force of the gods
by the unchangeable fate
by the hatred of the Greeks
by the hope of a new land
"saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram"
What adj-noun pattern is used here?
ABAB (synchesis)
ABBA (chiasmus)
Which god is constantly trying to stop Aeneas from reaching Italy?
Juno
Venus
Apollo
Mercury
translate: passus
(patior, pati, passus sum)
having suffered
about to suffer
suffering
having been suffered
Vergil references "the Alban fathers." Who founded the city of Alba Longa?
Ascanius
Aeneas
Romulus
Remus
"insignem pietate virum" Here, Vergil emphasizes what characteristic of Aeneas?
devoutness
bravery
leadership
wisdom
What adj-noun pattern is used here?
"tantaene animis caeliestibus irae"
ABBA (chiasmus)
ABAB (synchesis)
Which is NOT a statement made about Carthage?
The founders of Carthage were from Italy
Carthage is rich in resources
Juno cherishes the city
Carthage is destined to fall
We should translate the verb "tenuere" as "they held" so, what is another way to write this verb?
tenuerunt
tenuisse
tenuerint
tenuent
Who led the Tyrians to Northern Africa and was the founder of the city?
Dido
Iarbas
Odysseus
Agamemnon
Which is a synonym of the verb sinant?
licet
ducit
manet
loquitur
Translate the indirect statement:
audierat populum venturum [esse]
she had heard that a nation would come
she hears that a nation will come
she heard that a nation was coming
she hears that a nation came
Parcae refers to....
the Fates
the Tyrians
the Trojans
the Greeks
