WorksheetsAeneid Section 8
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 6mins
in the intervening lines, at what stage does Aeneas realise that Creusa is missing?
When he reaches the shrine sacred to Ceres.
When his father calls out to him in a panic.
When he turns back into the city.
When he sees Creusa's ghost.
How do you translate the phrase "voces iactare"?
Along the shadow-filled streets
To throw out cries
Moreover, I even dared
I called in vain
"maestus": to whom does this adjective apply?
Creusa
Ascanius
Anchises
Aeneas
ausus quin etiam voces iactare per umbram
implevi clamore vias, maestusque Creusam
nequiquam ingeminans iterumque iterumque vocavi.
Which of the following style points makes sense?
implevi is in the vivid present
The repetition of iterum emphasises Aeneas' desperation
iactare is a powerful adjective
etiam is at the start of the line
quaerenti et tectis urbis sine fine furenti: pick out the two present participles in this line.
quaerenti and furenti
tectis and urbis
quarenti and tectis
sine and fine
nota maior imago: what was unusual about Creusa’s appearance?
She was transparent and ghostly
She was taller than he remembered
Her form was greater than the familiar one
She was so ugly he was relieved she was dead
obstipui, steteruntque comae et vox faucibus haesit: what was Aeneas’ reaction to the ghostly apparition?
He ran back to the shrine
He was struck dumb and his hair stood on end
He was struck dumb and his voice stuck in his throat
He was struck dumb, his hair stood on end and his voice stuck in his throat
obstipui, steteruntque comae et vox faucibus haesit: what style technique does Virgil make use of here?
All the verbs are in the vivid present
All the verbs are in the imperative
All the verbs are in the imperative
He uses a tricolon of three verbs in one line
