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Vergil, Aeneid, Book 1

Question 1
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What goddess instigates a storm to try and prevent Aeneas from reaching his destined landfall?

Question 2
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Which rhetorical question employed by Virgil during the first invocation of the Muse effectively conveys the theme of human suffering?

Question 3
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What tense is the verb "cano" in the phrase "Arma virumque cano" from Vergil's Aeneid?

Question 4
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How does Vergil’s use of in medias res in the opening lines of the Aeneid influence the reader's perception of Aeneas as a character?

Question 5
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What meter is used in Vergil's Aeneid?

Question 6
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Who is the author of the Aeneid?

Question 7
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What literary device does Virgil employ in the line “imperio premit ac vinclis caritura” to convey a ruler's power that mirrors a precedent set by an earlier writer covered in the AP Latin course?

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Question 8
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Why might Virgil have included a reference to Hector's ghost telling and foretelling the destruction of Troy? What is its significant relevance?

Question 9
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What purpose does Vergil serve by highlighting Juno's fear for Carthage and her anger toward the Trojans early in Book 1?

Question 10
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What is the effect of alliteration in lines such as “forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit” (line206)?