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The Aeneid - Without Looking Trivia Quiz

Where did the Romans believe they came from?

A multiple-choice quiz by kopf. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
kopf

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,629

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1715

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which city did the Mycenean kings sack and enslave thus starting the exodus of the forefathers of the Romans? Hint

Troy

Antioch

Oricum

Alyssa

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the leader released by the Greeks who led proto-Roman ships from Phrygia? Hint

Nemo

Hector

Aeneas

Amiodarone

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which troublesome city would the proto-Romans land near after a time of terrible storms? Hint

Venice

Babylon

Thebes

Carthage

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which other Italian city besides Rome can claim to be of Phyrgian descent? Hint

Parma

Venice

Syracuse

Cumae

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is one of the first tribes that made war on Aeneas and his followers? Hint

Macedonians

Feathered Serpents

Celts

Etruscans

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which king in Sicily was of Trojan descent? Hint

Cato

Phobos

Acestes

Hannibal

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the goddesses really had it in for Aeneas and his band? Hint

Ishtar

Isis

Venus

Juno

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which tribe did the Trojans and Latins have to battle after the city of Rome was founded? Hint

Alpish

Goths

Rutulians

Memenites

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Question 9 of 10

9. King Turnus is spirited away from the battle by Juno. Who took over for the Rutulians against the proto-Romans and their allies? Hint

Lucas

Mezentius

Antaeus

Liger

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Question 10 of 10

10. Turnus's sister was not mortal. What was she? Hint

A gorgon

A ghost

A titan

A nymph

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which city did the Mycenean kings sack and enslave thus starting the exodus of the forefathers of the Romans?

Answer: Troy

Troy has been depicted as a Hittite city, but more commonly as an early Greek-speaking culture.

2. Who was the leader released by the Greeks who led proto-Roman ships from Phrygia?

Answer: Aeneas

He dissented from the Trojans on keeping Helen and wanted to make peace with the Greeks.

3. Which troublesome city would the proto-Romans land near after a time of terrible storms?

Answer: Carthage

The wars between Carthage and Rome were justified by Virgil with Venus prophesying that if Queen of Cities were sympathetic to the refugees then an empire would not remove them off the face of the Earth.

4. Which other Italian city besides Rome can claim to be of Phyrgian descent?

Answer: Venice

According to Livy, the Trojan colonists led by Antenor combined with the Eneti and formed the tribe called the Venetians.

5. What is one of the first tribes that made war on Aeneas and his followers?

Answer: Etruscans

The Etruscans and the tribes of the Latin confederation are often said to be tribes which the Trojans had conquered earlier. Sometimes they are assumed to be native but heavily influenced by Carthage.

6. Which king in Sicily was of Trojan descent?

Answer: Acestes

Acestes' mother had been sent to Sicily from Troy to protect her from a sea monster that was hunting the city's fair maidens.

7. Which of the goddesses really had it in for Aeneas and his band?

Answer: Juno

Juno is the Romanization of Hera.

8. Which tribe did the Trojans and Latins have to battle after the city of Rome was founded?

Answer: Rutulians

Stirred up by Allecto disguised as a priest of Juno, King Turnus rallied his people to war.

9. King Turnus is spirited away from the battle by Juno. Who took over for the Rutulians against the proto-Romans and their allies?

Answer: Mezentius

'... at Jove's command, Mezentius, burning entered the fight, sweeping through the cheering Trojans ...'

10. Turnus's sister was not mortal. What was she?

Answer: A nymph

Her name was Juturna.

Source: Author kopf

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