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Andes	In which village does tradition believe Virgil was born?
Cremona, Mediolanum, Rome and Naples	In which cities did Virgil attend schools?
rhetoric and law	What other career did Virgil consider?
equestrian landowning	Which type of family do scholars generally believe Virgil belonged to?
humble	Does Macrobius believe Virgil's father came from a distinguished or humble background?
rhetoric, medicine, and astronomy	Which three studies did Virgil abandon for philosophy?
extremely shy and reserved	How was Virgil regarded socially by his schoolmates?
Parthenias	What was Virgil's nickname?
social aloofness	How did Virgil earn his nickname "Parthenias" or "maiden"?
the Culex	Which short narrative poem was attributed to Virgil as early as the 1st century AD?
Theocritus	Which Hellenistic poet was known for bucolic hexameter poetry?
Octavian	Who tried to pay off veterans with land, some of which possibly belonged to Virgil?
Eclogues	Virgil's loss of his famiyl farm and the attempt to regain his property though poetry was the inferred motive for which work?
Asinius Pollio	To whom was Eclogue 4 addressed to?
Ecl. 2	Which Eclogues discusses homosexual love?
Varius Rufus	Who helped finish the Aeneid?
before 37 BC	When where the Eclogues likely published?
Maecenas	What were Octavian' s agent d'affaires called?
Horace	Which leading literary figure often mentioned Virgin in his poetry?
Georgics	Which long didactic hexameter poem did Virgil work on for several years?
Maecenas	To whom was Georgics dedicated to?
running a farm	The theme of Georgics is instruction in the methods of what?
Gallus	Which of Virgil's poet friends committed suicide in 26 BC?
Augustus	Who was Gallus disgraced by?
Battle of Actium	Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at which battle?
31 BC	When did Octavian return from the Battle of Actium?
Maecenas	Who took turns with Virgil to read the Georgics to Octavian?
The Aeneid	Which of Virgil's works is widely considered his finest?
Augustus	Who commissioned the Aeneid according to Propertius?
12	How many books are included in The Aeneid?
Odyssey	Which of Homer's works did the first six books of the Aeneid model after?
Iliad	Which of Homer's works did the last six books of the Aeneid connect to?
Juno	Who is Aeneas' enemy throughout the Aeneid?
Dido	Which queen committed suicide in Book 4 of the Aeneid?
5	In which book does Aeneas' father die?
Anchises	Who reveals Rome's destiny to Aeneas?
Sibyl	Who guides Aeneas through the Underworld?
Lavinia	To whom is Aeneas betrothed?
King Evander	Which King does Aeneas ally with in Book 8 of the Aeneid?
Turnus	Who had Lavinia already been promised to?
Turnus	Who is roused to war by the Fury Allecto and Amata Lavinia's mother?
31 BC	When did Augustus' victory at Actium against Mark Antony and Ceopatra VII occur?
Aeneas	Who is the protagonist of the Aeneid?
Turnus	Who is mercilessly slaughtered by Aeneas?
Augustus	Who is the founder of Rome which some scholars see strong associations with Aeneas?
6	Which book supposedly caused Augustus' sister to faint?
Virgil Reading the Aeneid	What was the title of Jean-Baptiste Wicar's artwork inspired by the Aeneid?
Augustus	Who did Virgil recite Books 2, 4, and 6 of the Aeneid to?
Greece	According to tradition, where did Virgil travel in 19 BC to revise the Aeneid?
Brundisium harbor	Where did Virgil die?
September 21, 19 BC	What date did Virgil die?
Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca	Who were Virgil's literary executors?
the poem be burned	What wish of Virgil's did Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca disregard?
Silius Italicus	Who was one of Virgil's most ardent admirers who referenced Virgil in almost every line of his epic?
Punica	.What was the title of Silius Italicus' epic in which Virgil was referenced in almost every line?
Silius	Who bought Virgil's tomb?
Fourth Eclogue	Which of Virgil's works was later widely interpreted to have predicted the birth of Jesus Christ?
Gregory of Tours	Who cautioned "we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of eternal death"?
Western Roman	Literate men acknowledged Virgil as a master poet despite what empire collapsing?
master	Did literate men acknowledge Virgil as a master or novice poet?
Divine Comedy	In which of Dante's works was Virgil a guide through Hell and Purgatory?
Dante	Who was the author of the Divine Comedy?
Virgil	Who was Dante's guide through Purgatory and Hell in the Divine Comedy?
Eclogues 4	Which of Virgil's works was said by some to have predicted Jesus' birth?
Christianity	Which religion did some consider Virgil to have heralded in?
Middle Ages	During which time period did Virgil's reputation inspire legends associating him with magic and prophecy?
Naples	Where did the tradition start which regarded Virgil as a great magician?
over two hundred years	How long did legends of Virgil's magical powers remain popular?
fferyllydd	What is the modern Welsh word for phramacist?
medieval Wales	Where did Virgil's name become a generic term for magic-worker?
12th century	When did Virgil's reputation as a great magician begin?
Middle Ages	During which time period did the legend of Virgil in his Basket arise?
Lucretia	What is the name of the beautiful woman who Virgil enamoured?
Phyllis riding Aristotle	Which story did Virgil being left halfway in basket parallel?
Lucas van Leyden	Which artist made a woodcut and later an engraving of Virgil and his basket?
Middle Ages	During which time period did Virgil's name become associated with miraclous powers?
Piedigrotta	In which district is "Virgil's tomb" located?
grotta vecchia	What is the entrance of the ancient Roman tunnel where "Virgil's tomb" is located also called?
Vergilius	Besides Virgilius, which other spelling is permitted in modern usage?
Late Empire and Middle Ages	During which time period was Vergilius spelled Virgilius?
19th	In what century did some German-trained classicists in the US suggest modifying the common usage to Vergil?
Oxford	Which style guide recommends using Vergilius to avoid confusion with Virgilius Maro Grammaticus?
Europe	What Country are the Alps located in?
1,200 kilometres	How many kilometres do the Alps stretch?
over tens of millions of years	How long has it taken for the Alps to form?
Mont Blanc	What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
the "four-thousanders"	The Alpine region is also known as what?
The altitude and size of the range	What affects the climate in Europe?
ibex	What type of animal lives inn the higher peaks?
Edelweiss	What plant grows in the rocky areas of the range?
Paleolithic era	Evidence of human habitation in the Alps goes as far back to what era?
5,000 years old	How old was the mummified man discovered at the Austrian-Italian bored?
the Celtic La Tène culture	What culture was well established by the 6th Century BC?
Hannibal	Who famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants?
Napoleon	What person took an army of 40,000 across the mountain passes?
Bavarian Alps	Where was Adolf Hitlers base of operation during World War 2?
14 million people	The alps is home to how many people?
120 million	How many visitors go to the Alps annually?
tourist industry	What is the dominant industry in the Alpine region?
Alpes	The English word Alps derives from what Latin Word?

Andes

In which village does tradition believe Virgil was born?

Cremona, Mediolanum, Rome and Naples

In which cities did Virgil attend schools?

rhetoric and law

What other career did Virgil consider?

equestrian landowning

Which type of family do scholars generally believe Virgil belonged to?

humble

Does Macrobius believe Virgil's father came from a distinguished or humble background?

rhetoric, medicine, and astronomy

Which three studies did Virgil abandon for philosophy?

extremely shy and reserved

How was Virgil regarded socially by his schoolmates?

Parthenias

What was Virgil's nickname?

social aloofness

How did Virgil earn his nickname "Parthenias" or "maiden"?

the Culex

Which short narrative poem was attributed to Virgil as early as the 1st century AD?

Theocritus

Which Hellenistic poet was known for bucolic hexameter poetry?

Octavian

Who tried to pay off veterans with land, some of which possibly belonged to Virgil?

Eclogues

Virgil's loss of his famiyl farm and the attempt to regain his property though poetry was the inferred motive for which work?

Asinius Pollio

To whom was Eclogue 4 addressed to?

Ecl. 2

Which Eclogues discusses homosexual love?

Varius Rufus

Who helped finish the Aeneid?

before 37 BC

When where the Eclogues likely published?

Maecenas

What were Octavian' s agent d'affaires called?

Horace

Which leading literary figure often mentioned Virgin in his poetry?

Georgics

Which long didactic hexameter poem did Virgil work on for several years?

Maecenas

To whom was Georgics dedicated to?

running a farm

The theme of Georgics is instruction in the methods of what?

Gallus

Which of Virgil's poet friends committed suicide in 26 BC?

Augustus

Who was Gallus disgraced by?

Battle of Actium

Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at which battle?

31 BC

When did Octavian return from the Battle of Actium?

Maecenas

Who took turns with Virgil to read the Georgics to Octavian?

The Aeneid

Which of Virgil's works is widely considered his finest?

Augustus

Who commissioned the Aeneid according to Propertius?

12

How many books are included in The Aeneid?

Odyssey

Which of Homer's works did the first six books of the Aeneid model after?

Iliad

Which of Homer's works did the last six books of the Aeneid connect to?

Juno

Who is Aeneas' enemy throughout the Aeneid?

Dido

Which queen committed suicide in Book 4 of the Aeneid?

5

In which book does Aeneas' father die?

Anchises

Who reveals Rome's destiny to Aeneas?

Sibyl

Who guides Aeneas through the Underworld?

Lavinia

To whom is Aeneas betrothed?

King Evander

Which King does Aeneas ally with in Book 8 of the Aeneid?

Turnus

Who had Lavinia already been promised to?

Turnus

Who is roused to war by the Fury Allecto and Amata Lavinia's mother?

31 BC

When did Augustus' victory at Actium against Mark Antony and Ceopatra VII occur?

Aeneas

Who is the protagonist of the Aeneid?

Turnus

Who is mercilessly slaughtered by Aeneas?

Augustus

Who is the founder of Rome which some scholars see strong associations with Aeneas?

6

Which book supposedly caused Augustus' sister to faint?

Virgil Reading the Aeneid

What was the title of Jean-Baptiste Wicar's artwork inspired by the Aeneid?

Augustus

Who did Virgil recite Books 2, 4, and 6 of the Aeneid to?

Greece

According to tradition, where did Virgil travel in 19 BC to revise the Aeneid?

Brundisium harbor

Where did Virgil die?

September 21, 19 BC

What date did Virgil die?

Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca

Who were Virgil's literary executors?

the poem be burned

What wish of Virgil's did Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca disregard?

Silius Italicus

Who was one of Virgil's most ardent admirers who referenced Virgil in almost every line of his epic?

Punica

.What was the title of Silius Italicus' epic in which Virgil was referenced in almost every line?

Silius

Who bought Virgil's tomb?

Fourth Eclogue

Which of Virgil's works was later widely interpreted to have predicted the birth of Jesus Christ?

Gregory of Tours

Who cautioned "we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of eternal death"?

Western Roman

Literate men acknowledged Virgil as a master poet despite what empire collapsing?

master

Did literate men acknowledge Virgil as a master or novice poet?

Divine Comedy

In which of Dante's works was Virgil a guide through Hell and Purgatory?

Dante

Who was the author of the Divine Comedy?

Virgil

Who was Dante's guide through Purgatory and Hell in the Divine Comedy?

Eclogues 4

Which of Virgil's works was said by some to have predicted Jesus' birth?

Christianity

Which religion did some consider Virgil to have heralded in?

Middle Ages

During which time period did Virgil's reputation inspire legends associating him with magic and prophecy?

Naples

Where did the tradition start which regarded Virgil as a great magician?

over two hundred years

How long did legends of Virgil's magical powers remain popular?

fferyllydd

What is the modern Welsh word for phramacist?

medieval Wales

Where did Virgil's name become a generic term for magic-worker?

12th century

When did Virgil's reputation as a great magician begin?

Middle Ages

During which time period did the legend of Virgil in his Basket arise?

Lucretia

What is the name of the beautiful woman who Virgil enamoured?

Phyllis riding Aristotle

Which story did Virgil being left halfway in basket parallel?

Lucas van Leyden

Which artist made a woodcut and later an engraving of Virgil and his basket?

Middle Ages

During which time period did Virgil's name become associated with miraclous powers?

Piedigrotta

In which district is "Virgil's tomb" located?

grotta vecchia

What is the entrance of the ancient Roman tunnel where "Virgil's tomb" is located also called?

Vergilius

Besides Virgilius, which other spelling is permitted in modern usage?

Late Empire and Middle Ages

During which time period was Vergilius spelled Virgilius?

19th

In what century did some German-trained classicists in the US suggest modifying the common usage to Vergil?

Oxford

Which style guide recommends using Vergilius to avoid confusion with Virgilius Maro Grammaticus?

Europe

What Country are the Alps located in?

1,200 kilometres

How many kilometres do the Alps stretch?

over tens of millions of years

How long has it taken for the Alps to form?

Mont Blanc

What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

the "four-thousanders"

The Alpine region is also known as what?

The altitude and size of the range

What affects the climate in Europe?

ibex

What type of animal lives inn the higher peaks?

Edelweiss

What plant grows in the rocky areas of the range?

Paleolithic era

Evidence of human habitation in the Alps goes as far back to what era?

5,000 years old

How old was the mummified man discovered at the Austrian-Italian bored?

the Celtic La Tène culture

What culture was well established by the 6th Century BC?

Hannibal

Who famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants?

Napoleon

What person took an army of 40,000 across the mountain passes?

Bavarian Alps

Where was Adolf Hitlers base of operation during World War 2?

14 million people

The alps is home to how many people?

120 million

How many visitors go to the Alps annually?

tourist industry

What is the dominant industry in the Alpine region?

Alpes

The English word Alps derives from what Latin Word?