MCQ Flashcards
In line 3, alto is translated
sea
In line 2, -que connects
Italiam (line 2) and litora (line 3)
A stylistic device found in line 4 (vi . . . iram) is
transferred epithet
The case and number of multa (line 5) are
accusative plural
In line 5, dum conderet is translated
until he might establish
The metrical pattern of the first four feet of line 7 (Albanique . . . Romae) is
spondee-dactyl-spondee-spondee
In lines 1-7 (Arma . . . Romae), the poet
introduces a main character
In line 11, animis caelestibus is
dative of possession
In lines 8-11 (Musa . . . irae), the poet asks for an account of
Juno’s motivations
A characteristic of epic poetry featured in the passage is
invocation of the Muse
Book 12 of the Aeneid depicts Aeneas engaged in war against
Rutulians
The subject of volvere (line 9) is
virum
In lines 1-3 (Interea . . . commotus), Neptune is described as
disturbed
The direct object of latuere (line 7) is
fratrem (line 7)
A characteristic of epic illustrated in the passage is
The case of irae (line 7) is
From lines 5-6 (Disiectam . . . ruina) we learn that the Trojans were
The metrical pattern of the first four feet of line 2 is
In line 8, se is translated
A stylistic device that occurs in line 1 (interea . . . pontum) is
In line 4, summa unda is translated
What is Aeneas marveling at in line 4 ?
The form of Corripuere (line 1) is
How many elisions are there in line 1 (Corripuere . . . monstrat) ?
What meter was used for epic poetry?
The verb imminet (line 3) occurs in
A literary patron of the Augustan poets in the first century B.C. was
The name of the main street in the Roman Forum that began at the Colosseum and continued to the top of the Capitoline Hill is
The metrical pattern of the first four feet of line 3 (imminet . . . arces) is
In line 5, portas is translated
The case and number of strata (line 5) are
A stylistic device found in lines 4-5 (Miratur . . . viarum) is
What temple was built on the Capitoline Hill in Rome?
According to ancient Roman tradition, the founder of Rome was
