Aeneid Vocab 1
Corona
Crown
infelix
unfortunate, unhappy
memor (adj)
mindful, remembering
What Greek hero in the Trojan War quarreled with Agamemnon, slew Penthesilea, and killed the Trojan hero Hector?
Achilles
Which emperor belonged to the same dynasty as Augustus?
A) Caligula B) Marcus Aurelius C) Trajan D) Constantine
Caligula
Which lovers’ story features a lion mauling a veil, explains why the mulberry is red, and also appears in Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Geminus
Twin
insignis (adj)
distinguished, remarkable
puppis
Which mythological pair repopulated the earth after a flood by throwing stones?
A) Atalanta and Hippomenes B Pyramus and Thisbe
C) Baucis and Philemon D) Deucalion and Pyrrha
Deucalian and Pyrrha
What Roman general was named emperor in AD 69, began work on the Colosseum, and established the Flavian dynasty?
A) Claudius B) Vespasian C) Marcus Aurelius D) Trajan
Vespasian
What emperor, a lover of all things Greek, brought the beard back into fashion and established the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain?
Hadrian
volvo, volvere, volvi, volutus
to roll, to ponder
iacto, -are, -avi, -atus
to throw
ora
shore, coast
What Trojan prince claimed Helen as his bride, ultimately causing the Trojan War and the destruction of Troy?
Paris
In the Aeneid, before continuing to Carthage, Mercury stopped at the Atlas Mountains located in...
A) Turkey B) Greece C) North Africa D) Crete
North Africa
Sayings such as “Carpe diem” and “Edamus, bibamus, gaudeamus” are sentiments often associated with which philosophy?
A) Epicurean B) Stoic C) Cynic D) Eclectic
Epicurean
ardens
burning
fulgeo, fulgere, fulsi, fulsus
to shine
indignor, -ari, -atus sum
to deem unworthy, think poorly of
Who was turned into a laurel tree as she ran to escape from Apollo?
A) Echo B) Daphne C) Atalanta D) Psyche
Daphne
With what deity was the oracle at Cumae associated?
A) Apollo B) Mercury C) Neptune D) Jupiter
Apollo
Whose treachery convinced the Trojans to bring the wooden horse into the city?
A) Laocoon B) Priam C) Sinon D) Menelaus
Sinon
sterno, sternere, stravi, stratus
to spread
exuviae
spoils (of war)
haurio, haurire, hausi, hausus
to drain or drink
What Greek goddess fell in love with the handsome Adonis, who was killed by a boar sent by a jealous Ares?
Aphrodite (not Venus, that's her Roman name)
Roman writers such as Horace, Petronius, Martial and Juvenal are credited with establishing the literary genre...
A) Satire B) Epic Poetry C) Epistles D) Biography
Satire
The toga pulla, pompa, laudatio, and conclamatio were all elements of a Roman...
A) funeral B) wedding C) coming of age ceremony D) naming ceremony
Funeral