- 1. Who was the Roman poet known for his epic poem 'The Aeneid'?
A) Ovid
B) Horace
C) Homer
D) Virgil
- 2. Which Roman emperor commissioned Virgil to write 'The Aeneid'?
A) Nero
B) Caligula
C) Julius Caesar
D) Augustus
- 3. What is the main character's name in 'The Aeneid'?
A) Aeneas
B) Hercules
C) Odysseus
D) Hector
- 4. What is the name of Virgil's first major work, an eclogue or pastoral poem?
A) The Iliad
B) Georgics
C) Eclogues
D) The Aeneid
- 5. Where was Virgil born?
A) Athens
B) Mantua
C) Milan
D) Rome
- 6. What language did Virgil write in?
A) Greek
B) Italian
C) French
D) Latin
- 7. Which mythological figure appears in 'The Aeneid' to guide Aeneas through the Underworld?
A) Athena
B) Sibyl
C) Circe
D) Medusa
- 8. What literary genre is 'The Aeneid' classified as?
A) Epic poem
B) Comedy
C) Satire
D) Tragedy
- 9. Which poet served as a major influence on Virgil's writing?
A) Horace
B) Homer
C) Ovid
D) Catullus
- 10. 'The Aeneid' is an epic poem that tells the story of the founding of which city?
A) Athens
B) Troy
C) Rome
D) Carthage
- 11. What is the name of the woman who becomes Aeneas' lover in 'The Aeneid'?
A) Dido
B) Helen
C) Cleopatra
D) Penelope
- 12. What event led Aeneas to flee Troy and eventually settle in Italy?
A) Natural disaster
B) War with Greece
C) Fall of Troy
D) Capture by pirates
- 13. What is the name of Aeneas' son in 'The Aeneid'?
A) Romulus
B) Cupid
C) Remus
D) Ascanius
- 14. Which Roman poet is known for his collection of love poems called 'Amores'?
A) Virgil
B) Horace
C) Ovid
D) Catullus
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