Question 1

Juno wants Troy, not Rome, to be the Eternal City.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Who is the real hero of the Aeneid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turnus 
B)  Troy 
C)  Aeneas 
D)  Rome 
A)  Turnus 
B)  Troy 
C)  Aeneas 
D)  Rome

Question 3

Under what conditions did Turnus kill Pallas?

Accepted Answer

A)  in a fit of jealousy 
B)  in battle 
C)  by accident, during a fist fight 
D)  by mistaking him for Aeneas 
A)  in a fit of jealousy 
B)  in battle 
C)  by accident, during a fist fight 
D)  by mistaking him for Aeneas

Question 4

The Romans of Virgil's time would have

Accepted Answer

A)  approved of Dido's suicide because she was unhappy. 
B)  disapproved of Dido's suicide because suicide was illegal. 
C)  disapproved of Dido's suicide because she was neglecting her responsibilities as queen of Carthage. 
D)  approved of Dido's suicide as a fit punishment for her delaying Aeneas on his quest for Rome. 
A)  approved of Dido's suicide because she was unhappy. 
B)  disapproved of Dido's suicide because suicide was illegal. 
C)  disapproved of Dido's suicide because she was neglecting her responsibilities as queen of Carthage. 
D)  approved of Dido's suicide as a fit punishment for her delaying Aeneas on his quest for Rome.

Question 5

In the course of the epic, Aeneas learns that the hero must not give vent to his anger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Some scholars claim that Virgil's representation of "Rome triumphant" is actually ironic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Part of Virgil's description of the Underworld is borrowed from a dialogue by Plato.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

While Achilles and Odysseus had a choice of fates, Aeneas must do as the gods have predetermined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the end, Aeneas is rewarded by being taken to Rome by his mother, Venus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The three groups of people who are allowed into Elysium are proper people, pious poets, and pure priests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Virgil ordered his manuscript to be destroyed upon his death, but the Emperor Augustus saved it from destruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The shade of Creusa instructs Aeneas to marry again and to found Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Among the examples of the Aeneid's linking myth and history, which of the following does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jupiter predicts the reign of Augustus. 
B)  Anchises predicts that Rome will not be the capital city for 300 years. 
C)  Dido calls for a general, who will be Julius Caesar, to attack Rome during the Punic Wars. 
D)  Jupiter predicts the expansion of Rome, including its conquest of Greece. 
A)  Jupiter predicts the reign of Augustus. 
B)  Anchises predicts that Rome will not be the capital city for 300 years. 
C)  Dido calls for a general, who will be Julius Caesar, to attack Rome during the Punic Wars. 
D)  Jupiter predicts the expansion of Rome, including its conquest of Greece.

Question 14

Differences between the Iliad and the Aeneid include the characters of Patroclus and Pallas; Patroclus was an inexperienced youth in his first battle, whereas Pallas was an experienced fighter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Aeneas seems to represent Octavian or Augustus in this epic, which is embedded in history. Only Dido was a completely fictional character, without historical associations for the audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The story of Dido and Aeneas recalled to a Roman audience

Accepted Answer

A)  what they had heard about Cleopatra. 
B)  what they knew about the political basis of many Roman marriages. 
C)  what they knew about the Romans' long and difficult fight against Hannibal and his Carthaginians. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  what they had heard about Cleopatra. 
B)  what they knew about the political basis of many Roman marriages. 
C)  what they knew about the Romans' long and difficult fight against Hannibal and his Carthaginians. 
D)  all of the above.

Juno wants Troy, not Rome, to be the Eternal City.

Who is the real hero of the Aeneid?

Under what conditions did Turnus kill Pallas?

The Romans of Virgil's time would have

In the course of the epic, Aeneas learns that the hero must not give vent to his anger.

Some scholars claim that Virgil's representation of "Rome triumphant" is actually ironic.

Part of Virgil's description of the Underworld is borrowed from a dialogue by Plato.

While Achilles and Odysseus had a choice of fates, Aeneas must do as the gods have predetermined.

In the end, Aeneas is rewarded by being taken to Rome by his mother, Venus.

The three groups of people who are allowed into Elysium are proper people, pious poets, and pure priests.

Virgil ordered his manuscript to be destroyed upon his death, but the Emperor Augustus saved it from destruction.

The shade of Creusa instructs Aeneas to marry again and to found Rome.

Among the examples of the Aeneid's linking myth and history, which of the following does not belong?

Differences between the Iliad and the Aeneid include the characters of Patroclus and Pallas; Patroclus was an inexperienced youth in his first battle, whereas Pallas was an experienced fighter.

Aeneas seems to represent Octavian or Augustus in this epic, which is embedded in history. Only Dido was a completely fictional character, without historical associations for the audience.

The story of Dido and Aeneas recalled to a Roman audience

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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Exam 19: Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

Juno wants Troy, not Rome, to be the Eternal City.

Who is the real hero of the Aeneid?

Under what conditions did Turnus kill Pallas?

The Romans of Virgil's time would have

In the course of the epic, Aeneas learns that the hero must not give vent to his anger.

Some scholars claim that Virgil's representation of "Rome triumphant" is actually ironic.

Part of Virgil's description of the Underworld is borrowed from a dialogue by Plato.

While Achilles and Odysseus had a choice of fates, Aeneas must do as the gods have predetermined.

In the end, Aeneas is rewarded by being taken to Rome by his mother, Venus.

The three groups of people who are allowed into Elysium are proper people, pious poets, and pure priests.

Virgil ordered his manuscript to be destroyed upon his death, but the Emperor Augustus saved it from destruction.

The shade of Creusa instructs Aeneas to marry again and to found Rome.

Among the examples of the Aeneid's linking myth and history, which of the following does not belong?

Differences between the Iliad and the Aeneid include the characters of Patroclus and Pallas; Patroclus was an inexperienced youth in his first battle, whereas Pallas was an experienced fighter.

Aeneas seems to represent Octavian or Augustus in this epic, which is embedded in history. Only Dido was a completely fictional character, without historical associations for the audience.

The story of Dido and Aeneas recalled to a Roman audience

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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