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