The Aeneid || All Questions Answered Correctly.
Who wrote the Aeneid? correct answers Virgil
What did the author want done to the work when he died? correct answers He wanted it to be
burned
Why? correct answers He didn't have time to polish his work before he died... well excuse me...
Who prevented this from happening? correct answers Augustus Caesar... a plague upon your
household, sir (Mercutio anyone? Couldn't resist the reference!), now I'm stuck reading it!
Why did the author write this? correct answers (To have every high school student hate him?
Yes, but no.) To bring back a degenerate Roman society to it's original values like hard work,
etc....
When did the author die? correct answers 27 B.C.
Theme for the Aeneid and Western civilization in general? correct answers "Greatness in a man
comes from the courageous performance of duty to gods, home, and country."
What main gods and goddesses problem started the Trojan War? correct answers The Apple of
Discord
Who was the Greek spy "left behind" by Odysseus and what was he supposed to do? correct
answers Sinon. He was "left behind" to fool the Trojans into pulling the Trojan Horse into Troy's
walls.
Who were the two people who didn't believe Sinon and why didn't their own people believe
them? correct answers 1. Laocoon- an Apollonian priest who threw a spear into the side of the
horse, incurring the wrath of Juno who sent sea serpents to strangle both him and his sons... first
of all: ouch, second: explains why no one listened to him... breathing seemed like a more
favorable option...
2. Cassandra- a girl who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo when she fell in love with
him, but when she refused to marry him, he cursed her so she would always predict the truth, but
no one would believe her... so she was a pathological liar, but wasn't... next question please...
When Aeneas woke up as Troy was being sacked, he put on his armor and ran through... correct
answers ... the Temple of Vesta (Hestia)
Who did he see in there and what did he almost do? correct answers He saw Helen and almost
killed her since she started a war that caused so much bloodshed.
Who stopped him? correct answers His mom, Venus
, What was Venus' prophecy for Aeneas? correct answers "Troy is doomed. Take your father and
your son and flee Troy. Troy will not wholly perish and you, Aeneas, will be the founder of a
great nation."
Aeneas' son correct answers Ascanius
Aeneas' dad correct answers Anchises
Aeneas' wife correct answers Creusa
What did Aeneas take with him when he fleed Troy? correct answers He had his son in one arm,
his household gods in the other, his father on his back, and Creusa tailing behind him
When Aeneas realized Creusa wasn't behind him, what did he do? correct answers He dropped
everything outside of Troy and ran back into the burning city.
What happened to Creusa? correct answers She died, her ghost appearing to Aeneas
What did she tell him? correct answers "The gods decree long wanderings for you, hard labors
on land, and voyages over threatening seas. You will reach Latium and the Tiber River; there
you'll find a kingdom and a royal bride. You'll restore the Trojan race and build a great nation."
How many men did Aeneas set out with, on how many ships, and how many men per ship?
correct answers 20 ships, 60 men on each for a total of 1,200 men
Aeneas' 2nd stop (the first being Troy)? What happened here? correct answers Thracia (Thrace!)
He went to get wood to make a sacrifice, but the wood oozed blood... I'd laugh if it was
ketchup... and a ghost appeared to him and told him the people were total jerks for killing him
and it wasn't safe... Aeneas left...
Stop #3? What happened? Who talked to Aeneas? correct answers Delos... the birthplace of
Apollo and Diana. Apollo appears and tells Aeneas to "go to the place of his ancestors."
Stop #4? What happens hear? The prophecy/ fancy words? correct answers Crete! Aeneas
believes his ancestors were from Crete, but when they start building houses, the household gods
Aeneas took literally grow into gods (huh) and tell Aeneas: "Search Italy, for Jupiter denies
Crete. Fate ordains a wide realm, for a city that over a conquered world shall rule." Basically:
"beat it, you don't belong here, you're Italian, Arrivederci!"
Stop #5? What happens? What prophecy is given? correct answers Cythera. The Trojans get
hungry and kill some poor cows (eat more chicken). The cows belong to the harpies so the harpy
queen curses them: "You seek Italy, but before you find it, hunger will force you to eat the plates
upon which you feed."
Stop #6? Who does Aeneas meet? Who is she married to? How do they help? What prophecy?
Stop #7 correct answers Their next stop is Leucus, where Aeneas meets Andromache, the widow
Who wrote the Aeneid? correct answers Virgil
What did the author want done to the work when he died? correct answers He wanted it to be
burned
Why? correct answers He didn't have time to polish his work before he died... well excuse me...
Who prevented this from happening? correct answers Augustus Caesar... a plague upon your
household, sir (Mercutio anyone? Couldn't resist the reference!), now I'm stuck reading it!
Why did the author write this? correct answers (To have every high school student hate him?
Yes, but no.) To bring back a degenerate Roman society to it's original values like hard work,
etc....
When did the author die? correct answers 27 B.C.
Theme for the Aeneid and Western civilization in general? correct answers "Greatness in a man
comes from the courageous performance of duty to gods, home, and country."
What main gods and goddesses problem started the Trojan War? correct answers The Apple of
Discord
Who was the Greek spy "left behind" by Odysseus and what was he supposed to do? correct
answers Sinon. He was "left behind" to fool the Trojans into pulling the Trojan Horse into Troy's
walls.
Who were the two people who didn't believe Sinon and why didn't their own people believe
them? correct answers 1. Laocoon- an Apollonian priest who threw a spear into the side of the
horse, incurring the wrath of Juno who sent sea serpents to strangle both him and his sons... first
of all: ouch, second: explains why no one listened to him... breathing seemed like a more
favorable option...
2. Cassandra- a girl who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo when she fell in love with
him, but when she refused to marry him, he cursed her so she would always predict the truth, but
no one would believe her... so she was a pathological liar, but wasn't... next question please...
When Aeneas woke up as Troy was being sacked, he put on his armor and ran through... correct
answers ... the Temple of Vesta (Hestia)
Who did he see in there and what did he almost do? correct answers He saw Helen and almost
killed her since she started a war that caused so much bloodshed.
Who stopped him? correct answers His mom, Venus
, What was Venus' prophecy for Aeneas? correct answers "Troy is doomed. Take your father and
your son and flee Troy. Troy will not wholly perish and you, Aeneas, will be the founder of a
great nation."
Aeneas' son correct answers Ascanius
Aeneas' dad correct answers Anchises
Aeneas' wife correct answers Creusa
What did Aeneas take with him when he fleed Troy? correct answers He had his son in one arm,
his household gods in the other, his father on his back, and Creusa tailing behind him
When Aeneas realized Creusa wasn't behind him, what did he do? correct answers He dropped
everything outside of Troy and ran back into the burning city.
What happened to Creusa? correct answers She died, her ghost appearing to Aeneas
What did she tell him? correct answers "The gods decree long wanderings for you, hard labors
on land, and voyages over threatening seas. You will reach Latium and the Tiber River; there
you'll find a kingdom and a royal bride. You'll restore the Trojan race and build a great nation."
How many men did Aeneas set out with, on how many ships, and how many men per ship?
correct answers 20 ships, 60 men on each for a total of 1,200 men
Aeneas' 2nd stop (the first being Troy)? What happened here? correct answers Thracia (Thrace!)
He went to get wood to make a sacrifice, but the wood oozed blood... I'd laugh if it was
ketchup... and a ghost appeared to him and told him the people were total jerks for killing him
and it wasn't safe... Aeneas left...
Stop #3? What happened? Who talked to Aeneas? correct answers Delos... the birthplace of
Apollo and Diana. Apollo appears and tells Aeneas to "go to the place of his ancestors."
Stop #4? What happens hear? The prophecy/ fancy words? correct answers Crete! Aeneas
believes his ancestors were from Crete, but when they start building houses, the household gods
Aeneas took literally grow into gods (huh) and tell Aeneas: "Search Italy, for Jupiter denies
Crete. Fate ordains a wide realm, for a city that over a conquered world shall rule." Basically:
"beat it, you don't belong here, you're Italian, Arrivederci!"
Stop #5? What happens? What prophecy is given? correct answers Cythera. The Trojans get
hungry and kill some poor cows (eat more chicken). The cows belong to the harpies so the harpy
queen curses them: "You seek Italy, but before you find it, hunger will force you to eat the plates
upon which you feed."
Stop #6? Who does Aeneas meet? Who is she married to? How do they help? What prophecy?
Stop #7 correct answers Their next stop is Leucus, where Aeneas meets Andromache, the widow
