Aeneid

in Sinon's story told to the Trojans, who brings about the death of Palamedes through false accusations?

Ulysses

based on a passage : the above passage refers to an offence against a divine power. What crime had been committed against the Palladium?

Ulysses had touched the statue with blood on his hands when he stole it from a sanctuary

in the Trojan War, which of the following characters fights on the side of the Greeks?

Achilles

Virgil's major themes in the Aeneid include all of the following EXCEPT

Aeneas' unwillingness to follow the directions of the gods

based on a passage : which god or goddess was supposed to have been appeased by the offering of the Trojan horse?

Athena

Eventually taking power after the assassination of Julius Caesar, this man became the first Emperor of Rome

Augustus

Sinon's trickery goes on to include the seer Calchas. What role does Calchas play?

Calchas names Sinon as the one to be sacrificed for a safe return of the Greek fleet

this sculptor is know for a depiction of Aeneas carrying his father out of Troy as it burns. The work expresses both the sensation of movement and instability.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Paris' prize for choosing Aphrodite (Venus) as the most beautiful woman is :

Helen of Sparta

Rome welcomed aspects of Greek culture, making them part of Roman life. Such appreciation or love for Greek culture is called

Hellenism

This epic by Homer recounts the story of the Trojan War, featuring a dispute between Agamemnon and Achilles

Iliad

this priest of Neptune tries to warn the Trojans not to bring the horse into the city

Laocoon

Virgil mocks Sinon by exposing his rhetorical practices that trick people into believing as true what is in fact untrue. Such a literary form of mockery is best classified as :

Satire

This conflict resulted in Rome's defeat of Hannibal, and it marked the beginning of the Roman conquest of Greece

The Second Punic War

T/F : Priam is the king of Troy

True

The original conflict behind the Trojan War began at a wedding when the goddess of discord threw _______________ into the banquet ball.

a golden apple

in order to make the Trojans believe that the Greeks had returned home, they had to hide their ships from view but keep them close enough for a quick return. Where did the Greek fleet hide?

behind the island of Tenedos

Sinon's speech in Book II of the Aeneid seeks to persuade the Trojans to bring the horse into their city by most powerfully appealing to their :

emotions

Roman history is divided into 3 main periods : the monarchy, the republic, and the _______________

empire

in the Aenied, Aeneas' name most often appears with the adjective "Pious." Such a characterizing word or phrase with a person's name is known as a(n) :

epithet

T/F :the first word of the Latin text of the Aeneid is "Arma," a subtle reference to the Odyssey

false

a type of poem meant to give instructions on farming and the title of one of Virgil's works

georgic

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the genre of the epic?

the epic has a simple style and describes ordinary people in their everyday lives

based on a passage : why was the Trojan horse built so big?

to prevent the Trojans from easily taking it within their city and thus stealing the divine favor that was meant for the Greeks

Troy is located in what is today the country of

turkey