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