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