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Dido and Aeneas part 3: the storm reading comp

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is mixing?

intereā magnō miscērī murmure caelum 

incipit

a)

the sky

b)

the roar

c)

the people

d)

the comrades

2.

What follows?

 īnsequitur commixtā grandine nimbus,

a)

the sky

b)

the house

c)

the Trojan

d)

rain

3.

Who is on the hunt?

et Tyriī comitēs passim et Troiāna iuventūs

Dardaniusque nepōs Veneris

a)

Tyrian comrades

b)

Trojan young men

c)

Aeneas and son Ascanius

d)

Dido

4.

Who is nepos Veneris (aka son of Aeneas?)

a)

Ascanius

b)

Dido

c)

Anchises

d)

Cupid

5.

When the storm begins, what do the people do?

tēcta metū petiēre

a)

fight each other

b)

seek shelter

c)

slide

d)

dance

6.

What comes down the mountains?

ruunt dē montibus amnēs. 5

a)

people

b)

rivers

c)

sheep

d)

snow

7.

Where do Dido and Aeneas go together?

spēluncam Dīdō dux et Troiānus eandem 

dēveniunt

a)

a river

b)

a cave

c)

a field

d)

a tree

8.

What 2 gods are present?

 prīma et Tellūs et prōnuba Iūnō

dant signum

a)

Juno

b)

Jupiter

c)

Tellus (aka Earth)

d)

Venus

9.

What shines?

 fulsēre ignēs

a)

glitter

b)

moon

c)

fires

d)

stars

10.

Who witnesses the events ?

cōnscius aether

cōnūbiīs summōque

a)

the mountains

b)

the son of Aeneas

c)

the Trojan men

d)

the heavens

11.

What howls?

ululārunt vertice Nymphae.

a)

wind

b)

Nymphs

c)

wolves

d)

humans

12.

From where do these howl?

ululārunt vertice Nymphae.

a)

from mt tops

b)

from the rivers

c)

from the fields

d)

from the heavens

13.

The day brings about what 2 things?

ille diēs prīmus lētī prīmusque mālōrum 10

causa fuit;

a)

the beginning of evil

b)

the end of evil

c)

the beginning of destruction

d)

the last of mankind

14.

What 2 things does Dido not care about?

 neque enim speciē fāmāve movētur 

a)

people

b)

appearances

c)

rumors

d)

danger

15.

What does Dido no longer think about their love?

nec iam fūrtīvum Dīdō meditātur amōrem:

a)

it is secret

b)

it is divine

c)

it is evil

d)

it is tragic

16.

What does Dido call their love?

coniugium vocat, hoc praetexit nōmine culpam.

a)

a fairy tale

b)

tragic

c)

a marriage

d)

a business agreement

17.

How does the author Vergil view the relationship

hoc praetexit nōmine culpam.

a)

a celebration

b)

divine

c)

a marriage

d)

a mistake