Overview

Question 1

Who wrote the Aeneid?

Answer 1

Virgil

Question 2

According to the Romans, who were their ancestors?

Answer 2

The Trojans

Question 3

Who led the Trojans to Rome?

Answer 3

Aeneas

Question 4

According to legend who are the founders of Rome?

Answer 4

Romulus and Remus

Question 5

When was Rome founded?

Answer 5

753 B.C.E

Question 6

How were Romulus and Remus related to Aeneas?

Answer 6

Through Aeneas’ son, Ascanius (also known as Iulus). There were several generations between Ascanius and Numitor, Romulus and Remus’ grandfather.

Question 7

What causes the Trojan War?

Answer 7

Paris, prince of Troy, elopes with Helen, the wife of the Spartan King Menelaus who then vows vengeance for the slight and attacks Troy to get his wife back.

Question 8

What language was The Aeneid originally written in?

Answer 8

Latin

Question 9

What genre does the Aeneid fit into?

Answer 9

Epic Poem

Question 10

When was the Aeneid written?

Answer 10

Around 20 B.C.E

Question 11

When is the Aeneid set?

Answer 11

Around the fall of Troy, approximately 1000 B.C.E

Question 12

Where is the Aeneid set?

Answer 12

Around the Mediterranean including the coast of North Africa, the Italian Peninsula and Asia Minor.

Question 13

Who is Aeneas’ mother?

Answer 13

Venus, goddess of love

Question 14

Who is Juno?

Answer 14

Roman goddess of marriage

Question 15

Who is Dido?

Answer 15

Queen of Carthage and lover of Aeneas

Question 16

What are some of the key themes of the Aeneid?

Answer 16

Fate, patriotism, struggle, search, meaning of life and suffering

Question 17

Why was the Aeneid written?

Answer 17

To tie the founding of Rome into the existing myths around the Trojan War and to highlight the glory of Augustus

Question 18

What is the name given to the series of wars fought between Carthage and Rome?

Answer 18

The Punic Wars

Question 19

Who is Anchises?

Answer 19

Aeneas’ father

Question 20

Who is Creusa?

Answer 20

Aeneas’ wife who dies in the fall of Troy

Question 21

Who is Ascanius?

Answer 21

Aeneas’ son from his first wife, Creusa

Question 22

Who is Laocoon?

Answer 22

The only Trojan to question the appearance of the wooden horse at their gates who is killed by sea snakes.

Question 23

Who is Aeolus?

Answer 23

The Roman god of the winds

Question 24

Who is the Roman god of desire?

Answer 24

Cupid

Question 25

How does the Aeneid start?

Answer 25

Aeneas is on a boat after the fall of Troy