Characters
What is the name of Aeneas' young son?
Ascanius
Which word refers to the Iliad? arma virumque cano
arma
What case is Karthāgō?
Nominative
What are the last two feet in a line usually?
dactyl spondee
What is the name of Aeneas' first wife?
Creusa (will accept Mortua)
Who is Aeneas's right-hand man?
Achates
Which word refers to the Odyssey? arma virumque cano
virum
What type of adjective is asperrima?
superlative
Give an example of a diphthong
æ, au, ei, eu, oe, and ui
What is clever about this?
Urbs antīqua fuit ... Karthāgō,
Carthage means new city, but he describes it as old.
Which of the following characters is NOT depicted in the famous ecphrasis or paintings on the temple exterior? Rhesus, Hector, Laocoon, Penthesilea
Laocoon
What is interesting about quī here? Arma virumque canō, Trōiae quī prīmus ab ōrīs
It is pushed away from its natural position like Aeneas was pushed away from Troy. It is now after Troiae in the line
What is the alternate form of tenuere? (will accept translation)
tenuerunt
Explain elision.
If a word ends with a vowel and the next word begins with a vowel or an ‘h’, you elide. If a word ends with an –m and the next word begins with a vowel or an ‘h’, you elide.
What do you call this? altae moenia Rōmae.
transferred epithet
Which of the following Trojans first address Dido, while Achates and Aeneas are concealed in a mist of invisibility? Ilioneus, Sergestus, Antheus, Cloanthus
Ilioneus
What is interesting about the word order of this line: Ītaliam fātō profugus Lāvīniaque vēnit
Italiam is outside of its clause to place it next to fato. This makes the meaning match the order.
Parse īnferretque.
3rd person singular imperfect active subjunctive
What are the two consonants that count as double consonants?
z = sd and x = ks
Name all three reasons why Juno is angry?
Judgement of Paris, Rome will destroy Carthage, Ganymede
What is the name of the singer who entertains the Carthaginians and Trojans at Dido's banquet?
Iopas
What is interesting about the word order of the following line: saevae memorem Iūnōnis ob īram,
interlocking word order (genitive, accusative, genitive, accusative)
Parse superum.
masculine, genitive, plural
How many syllables does this word have? "Aeole"
3
What is Juno's second favorite city?
Samos