Book 1

Question 1

“I sing of arms and of the man”

Answer 1

An allusion to Homer (Iliad and Odyssey)

Question 2

Where is Juno said to have loved more than any other place?

Answer 2

Carthage

Question 3

What are the reasons listed for Juno hating the Trojans? (3)

Answer 3

The judgement of Paris (the slight to her beauty)
The honours done to Ganymede
Loathing for the whole stock of Dardanus

Question 4

‘Will there be no one in the future to pray to me and lay an offering on my altars?’

Answer 4

Alluding to Augustus - restoration of the worship of Juno through connection to Livia

Question 5

Who does Juno supplicate?

Answer 5

Aeolus

Question 6

‘As when disorder arises among the people of a great city and the common mob runs riot […] if people see a man who has some weight among them for his goodness and service to the state, they fall silent’

Answer 6

Extended simile and an allusion to Augustus
Familiarity to contemporary Romans - riots over Augustus not accepting consulship

Question 7

‘Spoils of the East’

Answer 7

Allusion to Augustus - defeat of Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium (31BC), prows of Egyptian ships laid at the Temple of the Divine Caesar

Question 8

‘The dread gates of War with their tight fastenings of steel will then be closed’

Answer 8

Allusion to Augustus - Temple of Janus doors closed, bringing of a Golden age

Question 9

‘You will receive him in the sky’

Answer 9

Allusion to Augustus - Caesar’s comet, Deification of Caesar

Question 10

‘Dido was sick with love and he deceived her with false hopes and empty pretenses’

Answer 10

Foreshadowing

Question 11

In what ways is Dido’s story similar to that of Aeneas’? (3)

Answer 11

Both had been urged to flee their native lands
Loss of a lover
Both sailed for new lands to establish their cities

Question 12

‘I am Aeneas, known for my devotion’

Answer 12

Pietas

Question 13

‘All this is true unless my parents have failed in their efforts to teach me to interpret the flight of birds’

Answer 13

Allusion to Augustus - College of Augurs

Question 14

‘Others were drawing up laws and electing magistrates and a senate’

Answer 14

Recognizable civilized behaviours to Romans

Question 15

‘They were like bees at the beginning of Summer, busy in the sunshine all through the flowery meadows […] The hive seethes with activity’

Answer 15

Simile to describe the Carthaginians - busy, productive, matriarchal

Question 16

What is the literary device used in the passage describing the carvings of the Trojan war on the Temple?

Answer 16

Ekphrasis

Question 17

Who is Dido compared to?

Answer 17

Diana

Question 18

‘Is this a country of barbarians that allows its people to act in this way?’

Answer 18

Hospitium

Question 19

‘But a father’s love allowed Aeneas’ mind no rest’

Answer 19

Pater families’ importance

Question 20

‘Dido doomed to be the victim of a plague that was yet to come’

Answer 20

Foreshadowing

Question 21

Who does Venus go to in supplication after Aeneas meets dido?

Answer 21

Cupid

Question 22

Who does Venus go to in supplication after the Trojans land in Carthage?

Answer 22

Jupiter

Question 23

What does Jupiter read to Venus to calm her worries?

Answer 23

The scroll of the Fates

Question 24

How long does Jupiter say Ascanius’ reign will last?

Answer 24

30 years

Question 25

What time limit does Jupiter impose on the race of the Romans?

Answer 25

No time limit - their empire will know no end

Question 26

Who does Jupiter send to ensure the Carthaginians warmly receive Aeneas?

Answer 26

Mercury

Question 27

Who calms the waves stirred up by the winds from Aeolus?

Answer 27

Neptune

Question 28

In what form does Aeneas see his mother?

Answer 28

A hunting Spartan girl

Question 29

Who is Cupid disguised as?

Answer 29

Ascanius

Question 30

Who does Juno promise to Aeolus?

Answer 30

Deiopea