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Quiz about P Vergili Maronis Aeneidos Liber Secundus
Quiz about P Vergili Maronis Aeneidos Liber Secundus

P. Vergili Maronis Aeneidos Liber Secundus Quiz

This quiz is on the second book of Vergil's famous epic. Once again, knowledge of the original Latin is recommended, line numbers provided for all questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by eset. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
eset
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
165,490
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
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275
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Question 1 of 20
1. Where is Aeneas at the begining of the book? (ln 1-2) Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. In line 3, who is the "regina"? Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. The words 'armato milite' in line 20 are in what case? Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. Who speaks the words 'timeo Danaos et dona ferentis"? (ln 49)

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 20
5. Which of the following does Aeneas NOT give as a reason for Troy's fall? (ln 54-56) Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. What was the name of the Greek found near the horse? (ln 79)

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 20
7. When questioned, the Greek found near the horse claimed that the Greeks had tried to sacrifice him to which god, and for what purpose? (ln 110-144) Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. Where do the 'gemini angues' come from? (ln 203)

Answer: (One Word--the name of the island)

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Question 9 of 20
9. How many times does the horse stall on its way into the city? (ln 242-3) Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. Which of the following does NOT happen after the Trojans fall asleep? (ln 250-67) Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. What wakes Aeneas up? (298-302) Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. In line 345, Aeneas laments "infelix qui non sponsae praecepta furentis audierit". Who is the "furentis sponsae" (raging woman)? Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. According to Aeneas, what is the only hope for the hopeless? (ln 354) Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. What do Aeneas and his companions do that leads to them being attacked by Trojans? (413) Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. Who kills Priam? (ln 553) Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. Where does Aeneas find Helen? (ln 567-70) Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. According to Venus, who is responsible for Troy's fall? (ln 602) Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. Which of the following was not a sign that Aeneas and his family should leave Troy? (681-94) Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. When they flee Troy, Aeneas and his companions agree to meet at a mound sacred to whom? (ln 714)

Answer: (On Word, Roman name)

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Question 20 of 20
20. Where does Creusa's Ghost appaer? (ln 769) Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where is Aeneas at the begining of the book? (ln 1-2)

Answer: Carthage

 Although this book focuses on the fall of Troy, it is told through the eyes of Aeneas, as he tells the story to Dido and her court.
2. In line 3, who is the "regina"?

Answer: Dido

 Dido is the queen of Carthage.
3. The words 'armato milite' in line 20 are in what case?

Answer: ablative singular

 This is a wierd part because, although there were obviously many soldiers hidden in the body of what would later become known as the Trojan Horse, Vergil literally says that they filled the belly with 'soldier'.
4. Who speaks the words 'timeo Danaos et dona ferentis"? (ln 49)

Answer: Laocoon

 This phrase is most likely the precurser of our age-old saying 'beware of Greeks bearing gifts'.
5. Which of the following does Aeneas NOT give as a reason for Troy's fall? (ln 54-56)

Answer: The Greeks were too clever

 These reasons, especially 'fata deum' imply that the Greeks were in no way better than the Trojans, nor did they deserve to win. Vergil claims that Troy fell because it had to, the Greeks were just a means to an end.
6. What was the name of the Greek found near the horse? (ln 79)

Answer: Sinon

 The name Sinon has been used as a synonym for traitor in works such as Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'.
7. When questioned, the Greek found near the horse claimed that the Greeks had tried to sacrifice him to which god, and for what purpose? (ln 110-144)

Answer: Apollo--a favorable wind

 Though the horse was a tribute to Minerva, the Sacrifice of Sinon was, supposedly, done to appease Apollo.
8. Where do the 'gemini angues' come from? (ln 203)

Answer: Tenedos

 The serpents, bearing blood, fire, and death, are probably meant to foreshadow the arrival of the Greeks who will destroy Troy.
9. How many times does the horse stall on its way into the city? (ln 242-3)

Answer: 4

 Four was a very unlucky number to the Romans.
10. Which of the following does NOT happen after the Trojans fall asleep? (ln 250-67)

Answer: Creusa is struck dumb

 One might wonder why they had to open the gates if the Trojans had already taken apart part of the wall to get the horse through. In this instance Vergil seems to prefer symbolism over logic.
11. What wakes Aeneas up? (298-302)

Answer: The sounds of battle

 You would think that an important dream like that would have woken him up, but in line 302 Aeneas tells us he was woken by the sounds of battle, which implies he was still asleep at the time.
12. In line 345, Aeneas laments "infelix qui non sponsae praecepta furentis audierit". Who is the "furentis sponsae" (raging woman)?

Answer: Cassandra

 Cassandra was a daughter of Priam, but also a priestess to Apollo. She foresaw the fall of Troy and warned against it, but her protestations went unheeded.
13. According to Aeneas, what is the only hope for the hopeless? (ln 354)

Answer: Despair

 Aeneas urges his comrades into battle, arguing that if they have no hope of victory, then nothing they could do can possibly make matters worse. Only if yu have nothing to lose can you give your all.
14. What do Aeneas and his companions do that leads to them being attacked by Trojans? (413)

Answer: They dress as Greeks

 This image of countrymen fighting each other in ignorance is one of Vergil's allusions to the recent civil wars that had racked Rome before Augustus' reign.
15. Who kills Priam? (ln 553)

Answer: Pyrrhus

 Pyrrhus is the son of Achilles. Priam's remarks that Pyrrhus is not as great a man as his father was is a reference to when Achilles returned Hector's body to Priam at the end of the "Illiad".
16. Where does Aeneas find Helen? (ln 567-70)

Answer: The Alter of Vesta

 He decides to kill her since, in his oppinion, the war and Troy's destruction are all her fault.
17. According to Venus, who is responsible for Troy's fall? (ln 602)

Answer: The Gods

 She opens her son's eyes to the terror that the gods themselves are wreaking on the city, and tells him to spare Helen's life, as it is not her fault.
18. Which of the following was not a sign that Aeneas and his family should leave Troy? (681-94)

Answer: An eagle overhead

 These were all signs that the gods meant for Aeneas and his family to flee Troy.
19. When they flee Troy, Aeneas and his companions agree to meet at a mound sacred to whom? (ln 714)

Answer: Ceres

 Ceres is the nurturer goddess, so it is fitting that a group hoping to found a new city would seek her guidance.
20. Where does Creusa's Ghost appaer? (ln 769)

Answer: In an alley

 Creusa's ghost is the only one not to appear in a dream.
Source: Author eset

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