WorksheetsThe Aeneid
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
How many books are in the Aeneid?
Twenty-Four
Twelve
Fifteen
Ten
How does the poem begin?
Arma virumque cano...
Iratum Peleadis cane, Musa...
Virum versutum cane, Musa...
Virum Troiae cano...
The first half of the Aeneid echoes:
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Iliad
Hesiod's Theogony
Augustus' Res Gestae
The second half of the Aeneid echoes:
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Iliad
Hesiod's Theogony
Augustus' Res Gestae
Who was Aeneas' mother?
Creusa
Juno
Venus
Dido
Lavinia
Who was Aeneas' father?
Anchises
Ascanias
Latinus
Turnus
Who was Aeneas' first wife who died in Troy?
Creusa
Juno
Venus
Dido
Lavinia
Who was Aeneas' son?
Anchises
Ascanias
Latinus
Turnus
Who hates Aeneas and causes him much pain along his journey?
Creusa
Juno
Venus
Dido
Lavinia
When Aeneas washes up in Africa after the storm, where does he find himself?
Carthage
Phoenicia
Latinum
Etruria
Who falls in love with Aeneas and is jilted by him?
Creusa
Juno
Venus
Dido
Lavinia
Which of the following scenes from the Odyssey does not feature in the Aeneid?
Circe's island
Polyphemus the Cyclops
The journey to the Underworld
The land of the Lotus Eaters
What does Aeneas give Charon to gain access to the Underworld?
A drugged honey cake
A golden branch
Golden drachmae
The sword of Troy
What is Dido's reaction to seeing Aeneas in the underworld?
She ignores him
She forgives him
She berates him
Aeneas does not meet Dido in the underworld
Who was the king of the Latins who wanted to marry his daughter to Aeneas?
Anchises
Ascanias
Latinus
Turnus
Who was the Italian princess Aeneas was fated to marry?
Creusa
Juno
Venus
Dido
Lavinia
Who was the Italian prince who waged war against Aeneas over Lavinia?
Anchises
Ascanias
Latinus
Turnus
Who allies with Aeneas in the war against Turnus?
The Rutulians
The Etruscans
The Sabines
The Oscans
How does Jupiter satisfy Juno in the end?
He allows the Trojan language and customs to die
He prophecies that the Romans will worship Juno more highly than any other goddess
He promises that the Carthaginians will gain their revenge
He grants her wish to cause Aeneas pain for the rest of his life
How does the Aeneid end?
Aeneas kills Turnus
Ascanias founds Alba Longa
Aeneas marries Lavinia
Augustus and the future of the Roman race is praised
