Vergil Lesson 6 Test

English Translation

• Q: What did the all-powerful Father do to the winds?
  A: He hid them in dark caves, piled a high mountain over them, and gave them a king to control them.

• Q: What does Juno ask Aeolus to do?
  A: She asks him to use his power to scatter and sink the Trojan ships.

• Q: What does Juno offer Aeolus in return?
  A: She offers him Deiopea, the most beautiful nymph, as a wife.

Vocabulary

• Q: What does abdō, -ere, -didī, -ditum mean?
  A: Hide, put away.

• Q: What does conūbium, -iī n. mean?
  A: Marriage, wedlock.

• Q: What does disiciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectum mean?
  A: Scatter, throw apart.

• Q: What does habēna, -ae f. mean?
  A: Rein.

• Q: What does īlium, -ī n. mean?
  A: Ilium, Troy.

• Q: What does praestō, -āre mean?
  A: Set before, prefer; present.

• Q: What does spēlunca, -ae f. mean?
  A: Cave.

• Q: What does Tyrrhēnus, -a, -um refer to?
  A: The Tyrrhenian Sea.

Verbs

• Q: What is the form and meaning of abdidit?
  A: 3rd sg. perf. act. ind. – hid.

• Q: What is the form and meaning of scīret?
  A: 3rd sg. imperf. act. subj. – would know how.

• Q: What is the form and meaning of nāvigat?
  A: 3rd sg. pres. act. ind. – sails.

• Q: What is the form and meaning of iungam?
  A: 1st sg. fut. act. ind. – I will join.

• Q: What is the form and meaning of dicābō?
  A: 1st sg. fut. act. ind. – I will declare.

Adjectives & Adverbs

• Q: What does omnipotēns mean?
  A: All-powerful.

• Q: What does praestantī mean?
  A: Outstanding.

• Q: What does certō mean?
  A: Fixed, certain.

• Q: What does bis mean?
  A: Twice.

• Q: What does insuper mean?
  A: On top, in addition.

Grammar & Syntax

• Q: What is the case and reason for spēluncīs ātrīs?
  A: Ablative of Place Where.

• Q: What is the case and reason for puppēs?
  A: Accusative Direct Object (synecdoche).

• Q: What is the grammatical function of quī…scīret?
  A: Relative Clause of Purpose.

• Q: What type of participle is portāns and what does it modify?
  A: Present active participle, modifies gēns (nation).

Literary Devices

• Q: Give an example of hendiadys & alliteration from the passage.
  A: mōlem et montēs…altōs (mass of high mountains).

• Q: Give an example of synecdoche from the passage.
  A: puppēs (decks referring to ships).

• Q: What does the word Ilium represent, and what device is used?
  A: It represents Troy (metonymy).

Juno’s Persuasion Tactics

• Q: How does Juno persuade Aeolus? (3 key points)
  A:

  1. Reminds him of Jupiter’s gift of power.

  2. Portrays the Trojans as enemies.

  3. Offers a bribe: Deiopea as a reward.

Historical Context

• Q: What Roman social structure helps explain Aeolus’s loyalty dilemma?
  A: The patron-client system.

• Q: Why were the Penates important in Roman culture?
  A: They were household gods essential to Roman identity.

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English Translation

• Q: What did the all-powerful Father do to the winds?
  A: He hid them in dark caves, piled a high mountain over them, and gave them a king to control them.

• Q: How was the king of the winds supposed to manage them?
  A: By fixed agreement, he would know how to give the order to tighten or slacken the reins.

• Q: What does Juno ask Aeolus to do?
  A: She asks him to use his power to scatter and sink the Trojan ships or drive them apart.

• Q: Why does Juno hate the Trojans?
  A: They are bringing Troy’s conquered gods to Italy.

• Q: What reward does Juno offer Aeolus?
  A: She offers him Deiopea, the most beautiful nymph, in eternal marriage.

Vocabulary

• Q: What does abdō, -ere, -didī, -ditum mean?
  A: Hide, put away.

• Q: What does bis mean?
  A: Twice.

• Q: What does certus, -a, -um mean?
  A: Sure, reliable, definite.

• Q: What does conūbium, -iī n. mean?
  A: Marriage, wedlock.

• Q: Who is Dēiopēa, -ae f.?
  A: A nymph Juno offers to Aeolus.

• Q: What does dīcō (1) mean?
  A: To declare, dedicate, consecrate.

• Q: What does disiciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectum mean?
  A: Scatter, throw apart.

• Q: What does dīversus, -a, -um mean?
  A: In different directions, apart.

• Q: What does foedus, -eris n. mean?
  A: Treaty, agreement.

• Q: What does habēna, -ae f. mean?
  A: Rein.

• Q: What does homō, -inis m./f. mean?
  A: Person, people; human.

• Q: What does Īlium, -ī n. mean?
  A: Ilium, Troy.

• Q: What does incutiō, -ere, -cussī, -cussum mean?
  A: Strike upon.

• Q: What does inimīcus, -a, -um mean?
  A: Unfriendly, rival (takes dative).

• Q: What does insuper mean?
  A: On top; in addition.

• Q: What does iungō, -ere, iunxī, -iunctum mean?
  A: To join.

• Q: What does laxus, -a, -um mean?
  A: Free, loosened, lax.

• Q: What does metuō, -ere, -uī mean?
  A: Fear, dread.

• Q: What does mulceō, -ēre, -lsī, -lsum mean?
  A: Calm, soothe.

• Q: What does nāvigō (1) mean?
  A: To sail.

• Q: What does nympha, -ae f. mean?
  A: Nymph (a minor woodland goddess).

• Q: What does ob-ruō, -ere, -uī, -utum mean?
  A: Rush over, overwhelm.

• Q: What does omnipotēns, -entis mean?
  A: All-powerful.

• Q: What are the Penātēs, -ium m.?
  A: Household gods.

• Q: What does portō (1) mean?
  A: Carry, bear, bring.

• Q: What does praestō, -āre mean?
  A: Set before, prefer; present.

• Q: What does proprius, -a, -um mean?
  A: One’s own (here, ‘your own’).

• Q: What does rēx, rēgis m. mean?
  A: King.

• Q: What does sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum mean?
  A: Know (how).

• Q: What does spēlunca, -ae f. mean?
  A: Cave.

• Q: What does stabilis, -e mean?
  A: Stable, lasting.

• Q: What does summergō, -ere, -rsī, -rsum mean?
  A: Sink, drown.

• Q: What does supplex, -icis mean?
  A: Suppliant.

• Q: What does Tyrrhēnus, -a, -um mean?
  A: Tyrrhenian (referring to the Tyrrhenian Sea).

• Q: What does ūtor, -ī, ūsus sum mean?
  A: Use, employ (takes ablative).

Grammar & Syntax

• Q: What is the grammatical structure of quī…scīret?
  A: Relative Clause of Purpose.

• Q: What case and reason is spēluncīs ātrīs?
  A: Ablative of Place Where.

• Q: What case and reason is hoc?
  A: Accusative Direct Object.

• Q: What case and reason is dīvōrum?
  A: Genitive of Possession.

• Q: What literary device is used in mōlem et montēs…altōs?
  A: Hendiadys & Alliteration.

• Q: What is the function of puppēs?
  A: Accusative Direct Object (Synecdoche).

• Q: What does portāns modify?
  A: The noun gēns (nation).

• Q: What is the function of cōnūbiō stabilī?
  A: Ablative of Means.

Juno’s Persuasion Tactics

• Q: How does Juno persuade Aeolus?
  A:

  1. She reminds him that Jupiter gave him power over the winds.

  2. She portrays the Trojans as enemies.

  3. She offers a bribe: Deiopea, the most beautiful nymph, as a reward.

Historical Context

• Q: What Roman social structure explains Aeolus’s loyalty dilemma?
  A: The Patron-Client System.

• Q: Why were the Penates important in Roman culture?
  A: They were household gods, crucial to Roman identity.