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The Aeneid

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the king of Troy during the Trojan War?

a)

Achilles

b)

Hector

c)

Priam

d)

Pyrrhus

2.

To what was the Greek who slayed Prince Polites of Troy before his father's eyes compared?

a)

A mighty rushing river

b)

A snake

c)

A thunder bolt

d)

A vulture

3.

What happens to Aeneas's wife?

a)

She disappears as they are fleeing Troy

b)

She is slain by Helen

c)

She dies saving her young son from a Greek sword

d)

She leaves Aeneas to join the Greeks

4.

What is Aeneas's wife's name?

a)

Creusa

b)

Hecuba

c)

Helen

d)

Ceres

5.

Who appears to Aeneas and warns him that he should flee with his family instead of trying to seek vengeance against the Greeks?

a)

The Trojan king's ghost

b)

Juno

c)

Venus

d)

His father

6.

Who does Aeneas carry on his back as he leaves Troy?

a)

His wife

b)

His son

c)

His dog

d)

His father

7.

Why does Aeneas return to Troy after getting his family safely outside the walls?

a)

To recover his household gods

b)

To look for his wife

c)

To help others flee

d)

To kill Helen

8.

Who does Aeneas see and want to kill as he is leaving the royal palace?

a)

Helen

b)

Odysseus

c)

Achilles

d)

Hector

9.

Who appears to Aeneas in the palace and instructs him to focus on his duty to his family over seeking revenge?

a)

His wife

b)

His father

c)

The dead Trojan king

d)

His mother

10.

Which of the following is among the omens that convince Aeneas's father to flee the city?

a)

A shooting star

b)

A snake

c)

An eagle

d)

A wave

11.

What is Aeneas's son's name?

a)

Hector

b)

Polites

c)

Ascanius

d)

Anchises

12.

Which of the following does not get safely out of Troy?

a)

Aeneas's wife

b)

Aeneas's father

c)

Aeneas's son

d)

Aeneas's mother

13.

What virtue does Venus encourage Aeneas to embody?

a)

Glory

b)

Duty

c)

Hospitality

d)

Courage

14.

Which of the following is responsible for the outcome of the Trojan war according to Virgil?

a)

Piety

b)

The actions of the Greeks

c)

Fate

d)

The actions of the Trojans