Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Memoria Press The Aeneid > Final Exam > Flashcards

Final Exam Flashcards

1
Q

The Aeneid’s author (full name)

A

Publius Virgilius Maro

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Apollo is the god of

A

Light

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The god of War

A

Mars

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Causes the storm at the beginning of the book; Jupiter’s wife

A

Juno

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Defends his father Mezentius against Aeneas

A

Lausus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Latin gods of the household

A

Lares and Penates

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

She was never to be given in marriage to an Italian

A

Lavinia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Aeneas’ father

A

Anchises

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Rome was built on the ___ hill.

A

Palatine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Queen of Carthage

A

Dido

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Husband of Venus; god of fire

A

Vulcan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

The gates of war were also called the gates of ___.

A

Janus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Latin god of wine and the theater

A

Bacchus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

The ___ guides Aeneas through the Underworld.

A

Sibyl

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Rutulian prince and Aeneas’ nemesis

A

Turnus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Lethe is the river of ___.

A

Forgetfulness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Italian king who is powerless to stop the war between the Trojans and Italians

A

Latinus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

The paradise of the Underworld

A

Elysium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

The mountain on which the Muses dwell

A

Helicon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

God of the Underworld

A

Dis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Woman who was raised by her father to be a warrior

A

Camilla

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

King of the Arcadians who agree to help Aeneas in battle

A

Evander

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Skillfull in the art of healing, yet can’t heal Aeneas alone

A

Iapyx

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Goddess of nature and fertility

A

Diana

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Son of Etruscan king who is mercilessly killed by Turnus

A

Pallas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

How long have the Trojans been wayward before arriving at Carthage?

A

7 years

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Who is Allecto’s first victim in her rampage to bring the Latins to war?

A

Queen Amata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

What is the sign of the white sow with 30 piglets meant to tell?

A

That in 30 years Aeneas’ son Ascnaius will found the city of Alba, whose people will found Rome.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Why do the Etruscans want to fight the Rutulians?

A

Turnus is harboring Mezentius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

How does Ascanius accidentally incite war with the Latins?

A

by killing a stag in a Latin forest.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

On Aeneas’ shield are depicted scenes of ___ throughout Rome’s history.

A

war

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

How is the heart of Dido “inflamed”?

A

During the welcome party for the Trojans, Venus sends Cupid to Dido in the form of young Ascanius, and he inflames Dido’s heart while on her knee.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

What reason is given for why the wooden horse is left at the Greek camp?

A

It is a “votive” offering to the gods for a safe journey home.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Are the Trojans suspicious of the Greek horse?

A

no

35
Q

Nisus is killed while avenging the death of ___.

A

Euryalus

36
Q

How is Aeneas wounded in Book 12?

A

An arrow from an unknown assailant catches him in the leg.

37
Q

How does Anchises escape Troy?

A

on Aeneas’ back

38
Q

What does Tumus take from Pallas that will cost him his life?

A

his sword-belt

39
Q

Why is Troy being destroyed?

A

the let the Trojan horse in

40
Q

Why do the Etruscans give worship to Hercules?

A

Hercules fought and killed the demon-like monster Cacus, who wreaked havoc on the Etruscans

41
Q

Who were the Trojans’ two founders, realized by Anchises?

A

Dardanus and Teucer

42
Q

In true poetic justice, what happens to Pyrrhus?

A

he is killed on the alter commemorating his father, Achilles

43
Q

To what does Virgil compare Dido in her infatuation?

A

a wounded doe

44
Q

What leads Euryalus to follishly plunder the Rutulian camp on his way to retrieve the Aeneas.

A

the thirst for glory

45
Q

Why does Dido take her own life?

A

she knows she has lost the respect of her people and those around her because of her love for Aeneas.

46
Q

Aeneas does not desire to leave Carthage but chooses to do what?

A

obey the gods despite his desires

47
Q

What does Venus ask of Jupiter as the Trojans and Latins fight?

A

the she take Ascanius away

48
Q

Why does Aeneas call for the games?

A

In commemoration of his Father’s death

49
Q

It is prophesied to Aeneas in the Underworld that peace will only come after what?

A

much struggle and suffering

50
Q

Why does Queen Amata hang herself in Book 12?

A

She is convinced that Turnus, her only hope for a future is dead.

51
Q

Why does the neighboring ruler Diomed refuse to help the Latins in war?

A

he sees that Fate is clearly on the side of Aeneas

52
Q

Describe the inhabitants of the underworld.

A

“disembodied spirits, a mere semblance of living substance”

53
Q

Why are some people left behind on the banks of Acheron?

A

Because they were never given a proper burial

54
Q

What does Aeneas see that “Kindled in his mind a love for the glory that was to come” in Book ?

A

He sees a “parade” of his descendants, the Roman people, in the Underworld

55
Q

What is Tartarus reserved for?

A

the most despicable inhabitants of the underworld

56
Q

What do the inhabitants of Elysium spend their days doing?

A

strikingly everyday things

57
Q

Why does Turnus’ sword break upon contact with Aeneas’ armor?

A

Turnus mistakenly grabbed his charioteer’s sword instead of his father’s sturdier sword.

58
Q

Why is Turnus able to run amuck in the Trojan camp?

A

because Pandarus and Bitias opened the doors into the camp.

59
Q

Nisus and Euryalus are discovered by the Latin cavalrymen who see what?

A

the moonlight gleaming from Euryalus’ helmet, which he took as plunder

60
Q

Why do the Trojans and Latins agree to a temporary truce?

A

in order to bury their dead

61
Q

In Book 11, who begins to rise up and speak in opposition to Turnus when the Latin s realize no more help is coming?

A

Drances

62
Q

What heals Aeneas’ wound?

A

an herb from Mount Ida

63
Q

What makes Turnus leave his ambush position towards the end of Book 11?

A

He sees the Trojans attacking the walls of his city, which was largely undefended.

64
Q

Why does Aeneas kill Turnus?

A

as a sacrifice for the life of Pallas

65
Q

Who said, “We have suffered worse before and this too will pass.”

A

Aeneas

66
Q

Who said, “Whatever it is, I am afraid of Greeks even when they bear gifts.”

A

Laocoon

67
Q

Who said, “Now we need your courage. Now let your heart be strong.”

A

The Sibyl

68
Q

Who said, “Learn to be just and not to slight the gods.”

A

Phlegyas

69
Q

Who said, “I pray that we may stand opposed, shore against shore, sea against sea and sword against sword. Let there be war between the nations and between their sons forever.”

A

Dido

70
Q

Who said, “Leave peach and war to men. War is the business of men.”

A

Turnus

71
Q

Who said, “Strike me, you Rutulians, if you have any feelings!”

A

Euryalus’ mother

72
Q

Who said, “The right hand of friendship for which you ask has already been given.”

A

Evander

73
Q

Who said, “… his only offense is to have loved the wrong friend too much!”

A

Nisus

74
Q

Who said, “… grace these noble spirits with their last rites, for they have shed their blood for this land.”

A

Aeneas

75
Q

Who said, “I see no joy in life – that is not what the goods have willed …”

A

Evander

76
Q

Who said, “For me, my son, you can learn courage and hard toil. Others will teach you about Fortune.”

A

Aeneas

77
Q

Identify the speaker and the context of the give quote.

“No man could speak of such things and not weep.”

A

Aeneas, when asked to recount the story of the fall of Troy to Dido.

78
Q

Identify the speaker and the context of the give quote.

“These will be your arts.”

A

Anchises to Aeneas, in the Underworld as he tells Aeneas of the character of the Roman people.

79
Q

Identify the speaker and the context of the give quote.

“You, my poor people, will pay for this sacrilege with your blood.”

A

Latinus to his people, after they resolve to go to war against the Trojans.

80
Q

Identify the speaker and the context of the give quote.

“One feeble argument after another … My mind is made up.”

A

Euryalus to Nisus, while contemplating the glory of his mission to pass through the Rutulian camp and retrieve Aeneas.

81
Q

Identify the speaker and the context of the give quote.

“Why are you in such a haste to die?”

A

Aeneas to Lausus, as Lausus defends his father from Aeneas.

82
Q

Identify the speaker and the context of the give quote.

“Fortune comes and goes. She has mocked many a man, and then set his feet back on solid ground.”

A

Turnus to his warriors encouraging them to fight the Trojans though circumstances look bleak at the moment.

83
Q

Identify the speaker and the context of the give quote.

“Troy has fallen. Let it lie, Troy and the name of Troy.”

A

Juno to Jupiter, while asking that the Trojans become Latins.

84
Q

Identify the speaker and the context of the give quote.

“This is madness, but before I die, let me be mad.”

A

Turnus to his sister Juturna, as he resolves to face Aeneas himself in battle.

Memoria Press The Aeneid (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions