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