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Aeneid Book 1-- English

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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.

Juno promises Aeolus:

a)

a new power

b)

a wife

c)

a place on the gods' council

9.
Who ends up calming the storm?
a)
Aeolus
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Fates
10.
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
11.

How does Venus help Aeneas?

a)

She looks after Ascanius

b)

She tells him all about Dido

c)

She shrouds him in a mist

d)

She helps to gather his men

12.

Why is Ascanius so important?

a)

He rules for so long

b)

He creates the city on the future site of Rome

c)

He marries Dido

d)

He gives his name to Julius Caesar

13.

What is Ascanius also called in The Aeneid?

a)

Tyrian

b)

Iulus

c)

bruh

d)

Ascius

14.

Who is Dido compared to?

a)

Minerva

b)

Venus

c)

Juno

d)

Diana

15.

What does Dido ask Aeneas to tell her?

a)

The story of Peleus and Thetis

b)

The story of the fall of Troy

c)

The story of Aeneas' journey

d)

The story of Hannibal