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