APU1 - Vergil - 1.1-33 Comprehension Analysis
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- Q1Which of the following is a traditional epic standard as seen in words like The Aeneid?integration of supernatural forcesMind control, telepathy, and telekinesistechnological controlprotagonist as the narrator20s
- Q2The epic The Aeneid was heavily influence by The Iliad and The Odyssey, which were both words attributed to the Greek poetHomerAeschylusAristotleSappho20s
- Q3Epics often show the use of vast settings throughout the entire story.FalseTrue20s
- Q4A story that begins "in mediās rēs" startsa decade before the protagonist has been born.in the middle of the events of the narrative.in the middle of a dialogue.after the protagonist has been killed.20s
- Q5What is the name of the muse called upon by Vergil for inspiration in the Aeneid?ThaliaCalliopeEratoTerpsichore20s
- Q6Metonymy isthe use of the parent's name to describe the child.the repetition of three words in successive clauses.the use of one word to stand in for the meaning of another.the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.20s
- Q7Anaphora isthe use of the parent's name to describe the child.the repetition of a word in at least 3 successive clauses.the use of one word to stand in for the meaning of another.the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.20s
- Q8Patrynomic isthe repetition of a word in at least successive clauses.the use of the parent's name to describe the child.the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.the use of one word to stand in for the meaning of another.20s
- Q9Alliteration isthe use of the parent's name to describe the child.the use of one word to stand in for the meaning of another.the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.the repetition of a word in at least successive clauses.20s
- Q10Which of the following is a rhetorical question?Where did I place my keys?How do I get to Sesame Street?What's the time?How could you be so heartless?20s
- Q11The use of the patrynomic Saturnia is used to describe..... in the story.ParisVenusMinervaJuno20s
- Q12What is the true form of the syncopated (shortened) word "superum" on line 4 ?superōssuperīssuperōrumsuperī20s
- Q13What is the literary device used in line 1 "arma virumque canō"?metonymy (using one word to stand in to reference something greater/different)patrynomic (use of the father's name to identify a character)anastrophe (inversion of normal word order)alliteration (repetition of a consonant sound)20s
- Q14What do we learn about Aeneas from lines 1-4?his actions were due to fate.he wrote Troy's fate.he tried to avert his fate to Italy.he fled to Italy, escaping his fate.20s
- Q15According to lines 3-4, we learn that Aeneas' situation wasdue to the actions and the interference of the gods.equivalent to that of a god.a recreation of a story from his childhood.the origin of the first Mediterranean map.20s
