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