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Travels of Aeneas Trivia Quiz

This quiz tests your knowledge of the places that Aeneas visited as he tried to establish his new homeland in Italy.

A multiple-choice quiz by aspenbelle. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
aspenbelle

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,143

Updated
Dec 30 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2026

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where did Aeneas first go on his Mediterranean travels to find his new homeland? Hint

Sicily

Delos

Antandrus

Crete

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Question 2 of 10

2. Whom did Aeneas carry on his back as they escaped from Troy? Hint

His son, Ascanius

His father, Anchises

His wife, Creusa

His mother, Venus

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Question 3 of 10

3. After Aeneas built his ships, where was his first stop? Hint

Ithaca

Crete

Rhodes

Delos

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Question 4 of 10

4. Scylla and Charybdis were located near what island? Hint

Sicily

Corsica

Sardinia

Ithaca

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the Queen of Carthage? Hint

Creusa

Venus

Dido

Juno

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Question 6 of 10

6. On what continent is Carthage located? Hint

Africa

Europe

Asia

Australia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where did Aeneas go immediately after he left Carthage? Hint

Italy

Sardinia

Corsica

Sicily

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many years did it take Aeneas to find his new homeland of Italy, from when he first started assembling his fleet? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did Aeneas' father die? Hint

Africa

Troy

Crete

Sicily

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the prophetess who helped Aeneas on his travels? Hint

The Queen of Africa, Dido

The goddess, Venus

The sibyl of Cumae

The goddess, Juno

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did Aeneas first go on his Mediterranean travels to find his new homeland?

Answer: Antandrus

Aeneas traveled by land to Antandrus where he and his men spent a year building their fleet.

2. Whom did Aeneas carry on his back as they escaped from Troy?

Answer: His father, Anchises

Ascanius was also known as 'Julus.'

3. After Aeneas built his ships, where was his first stop?

Answer: Delos

Aeneas had to pass through Delos, north of Crete, before he sailed to the other ports of call.

4. Scylla and Charybdis were located near what island?

Answer: Sicily

Actually, these two 'nautical obstacles' are thought to have been in the channel between Sicily and Italy.

5. Who was the Queen of Carthage?

Answer: Dido

Dido was also known by the name 'Elissa.'

6. On what continent is Carthage located?

Answer: Africa

Carthage is a port city on the northeast coast of Africa. Aeneas stayed in Carthage for one year.

7. Where did Aeneas go immediately after he left Carthage?

Answer: Sicily

Aeneas went to the town of Drepanum on the northwest coast of Sicily. He had been there one other time -- before he landed in Africa.

8. How many years did it take Aeneas to find his new homeland of Italy, from when he first started assembling his fleet?

Answer: 10

One of these years was spent building his fleet, and another of these years was spent in Africa.

9. Where did Aeneas' father die?

Answer: Sicily

10. Who was the prophetess who helped Aeneas on his travels?

Answer: The sibyl of Cumae

The sibyl lived in a cave in the town of Cumae, near Naples.

Source: Author aspenbelle

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