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Aeneid revision with Mrs B
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For Y13 Classical Studies
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BOOK 12 - TRUE OR FALSE : Turnus throws a massive rock at Aeneas
False
True
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BOOK 1 : What is Venus' plan?
To distract Juno from trying to kill Aeneas
To get Aeneas to Italy asap
To use Cupid to make Dido fall in love with Aeneas
To make Aeneas super handsome
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BOOK 1 : What land had the Trojans just left when they got caught in the storm?
Greece
Troy
Sicily
Crete
4
BOOK 1 : Who is the god of the winds?
Aeolus
Aioli
Achates
Ascanius
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BOOK 1 : Who is Dido compared to when she first appears?
The goddess Venus
The goddess Artemis
The goddess Diana
The queen Cleopatra
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What is the poet's full name?
Publius Virgilius Maro
Gaius Virgilius Naso
Marcus Didius Falco
Publius Julius Nero
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BOOK 8 - TRUE OR FALSE : Venus seduces Vulcan to get him to make arms for Aeneas
True
False
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BOOK 2 : What signs tell Aeneas and the reluctant Anchises that they have to leave Troy?
Venus reveals the gods in the process of destroying Troy
Appearance of flame on Ascanius’ head, then shooting star
Shooting star then appearance of flames on Ascanius’ head
A pageant of heroes appears
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What genre is this work of literature?
Play
Fairy tale
Epic poem
Novel
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BOOK 6 : The Sibyl is the priestess of what god?
Apollo
Artemis
Athena
Juno
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BOOK 4 : How is Dido’s love for Aeneas usually described?
As a poison
As a fire
As a sickness
As a doe
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BOOK 1 : Where had Dido and her people come from?
Phoenicia
Syria
Arabia
Shonisha
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BOOK 4 : Who is sent by Jupiter to remind Aeneas of his mission?
Apollo
Hermes
His father's ghost
Mercury
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BOOK 1 : What is the other name for Troy?
Iliad
Ilioneus
Iulus
Ilium
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BOOK 4 : Who does Dido confide in about pursuing a relationship with Aeneas?
Her husband's ghost
Her sister Anna
Her patron goddess Juno
Her old nurse
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BOOK 6 : What does Aeneas need to find before he can enter the Underworld?
The golden fleece
The golden ticket
The golden bough
The golden trumpet
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BOOK 4 : How is Rumour described?
A snake monster
A spreading sickness
A burning ring of fire
Aterrible bird-like monster
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BOOK 12 - TRUE OR FALSE : Juno needs a lot of persuasion from Jupiter to leave Aeneas alone
False
True
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BOOK 4 : How does Dido kill herself?
Stabs herself with Aeneas’ sword
Uses a poisonous snake
Burns herself on the pyre
Drinks poison
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BOOK 12 - TRUE OR FALSE : Jupiter sends demons down to the battlefield
True
False
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BOOK 1 : Who is Aeneas' faithful companion?
Anchises
Achates
Ascanius
Agrippa
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BOOK 2 : What is Aeneas’ first reaction when he realises that Troy has been sacked?
Rushes out to die in battle
Tries to kill Helen
Makes sacrifices to the gods
Puts his father on his back
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BOOK 2 : What does Hector tell Aeneas to do in his dream?
Kill Helen
Go to the palace to defend the king
Save the family gods and leave Troy
Die gloriously in battle
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BOOK 1 : Why does Aeneas weep at the temple in Carthage?
He is scared of Juno
He had something in his eye
He saw scenes of the Trojan War
He misses his father
25
BOOK 1 : How did Venus appear to Aeneas in the woods?
As Queen Dido
As a sorceress
As a hunting maiden
As a child
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BOOK 4 : What historical wars result from Dido’s curse?
The Gallic Wars
The African Wars
The Punic Wars
The Roman civil wars
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BOOK 2 : What brings Aeneas to his senses and makes him go back to his family home?
A shooting star over Mt Ida
A thunderbolt from Jupiter
Seeing Priam killed then Venus’ reminder
Venus reminding him then seeing Priam killed
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BOOK 8 - TRUE OR FALSE : Augustus Caesar is explicitly named in the scenes on the shield
True
False
29
BOOK 2 : Name the Greek left behind to trick the Trojans
Sinon
Sergestus
Simon
Socrates
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BOOK 6 : How does Aeneas exit the Underworld?
Through the Gate of Horn
By showing the golden bough
Across the River Styx
Through the Gate of Ivory
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BOOK 6 : What does Anchises show Aeneas across the river Lethe?
Pageant of ancestors
The exes of Aeneas
A line of Roman Emperors
Soulsof future descendants
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BOOK 4 : Who does Juno send to release the spirit of Dido?
Iris
Cupid
Mercury
Iulus
33
BOOK 12 - TRUE OR FALSE : Aeneas overcomes his rage and spares Turnus' life
False
True
34
BOOK 2 : How was Laocoon killed?
Eaten by a lion sent by the gods
By a poisonous snake
Struck by a thunderbolt
By a sea serpent sent by Minerva
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BOOK 4 : Which two divine figures conspire to get Dido and Aeneas together?
Jupiter and Juno
Juno and Aeolus
Venus and Juno
Jupiter and Venus
36
What Roman Emperor is glorified in the Aeneid?
Constantine
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Virgilius
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BOOK 4 : What does Dido make inside her palace as Aeneas prepares to leave?
A farewell party
A royal banquet
A love nest
A funeral pyre
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BOOK 2 : Who does Aeneas leave behind?
His wife Cleopatra
His girlfriend Dido
His wife Creusa
His wife Lavinia
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BOOK 6 : Which mutilated fellow Trojan does Aeneas meet among the war dead?
Hector
Priam
Dardanus
Deiphobus
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BOOK 2 : Who kills Prince Polites and King Priam?
Achilles' brother Publius
Achille's son Pyrrhus
Achilles' partner Patroclus
Achille's father Peleus
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BOOK 4 : How does Jupiter find out about the relationship?
The nymphs wailed when they were in the cave
He got hungry from no sacrifices
Venus complained to him
An angry prayer from his son Iarbas
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BOOK 8 - TRUE OR FALSE : The shield depicts the wars between Rome and Carthage
False
True
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BOOK 1 : Why does Juno hate the Trojans?
All of the above
Their descendants will one day destroy Carthage
She wants to get her own way to be respected
She did not get the apple from Paris
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BOOK 6 : What is the happy place in the Underworld called, where Anchises is?
Tartarus
Paradise
Fields of Mourning
Elysium
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BOOK 6 : How many years do the souls of the unburied have to wait to cross the river?
10 years
Forever
1000 years
100 years
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BOOK 2 : What island did the Greek ships hide behind to fool the Trojans?
Sardinia
Sicily
Tenedos
Crete
