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Aeneid Book 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I sing of arms and a man... who is I

a)

Jupiter

b)

Juno

c)

Virgil

d)

Aeneas

2.

Can such resentment hold the minds of the gods? - which god is angry?

a)

Aeolus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Juno

d)

Muse

3.

Why is Juno mad at the Trojans? Select all correct answers

a)

Carthage was his/her favorite city & the Trojans were destined to destroy it

b)

the Judgement of Paris

c)

Ganymede was given honors

d)

They stole a statue

4.

What does Juno want Aeolus to do?

a)

pacify the winds

b)

sail over the sea

c)

ruin, scatter, fling the Trojan ships

d)

marry her nymph Deiopea

5.

What nationality is Aeneas?

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

c)

Trojan

d)

Divine

6.

In the opening lines of the Aeneid, Vergil follows epic tradition by asking for inspiration from...

a)

a muse

b)

the emperor

c)

a pious man

d)

a divine will

7.

Who is Dido?

a)

Goddess of love

b)

Queen of Carthage

c)

Queen of the gods

d)

Queen of Italy

e)

Princess of Troy

8.

Who is the father of Aeneas?

a)

Ascanius

b)

Anchises

c)

Acestes

d)

Allecto

e)

Aeneas Sr.

9.

I sing of arms and a man... who is 'the man'

a)

Jupiter

b)

Juno

c)

Vergil

d)

Aeneas

10.

Juno promises Aeolus:

a)

a new power

b)

a wife

c)

a place on the gods' council

11.
Who ends up calming the storm?
a)
Aeolus
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Fates
12.
While Ilioneus is speaking with Dido, where is Aeneas?
a)
on the beach
b)
lost at sea
c)
in the temple of Juno
d)
hiding in a cloud