Roman Literature

Who is the author of the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid?

• Vergil

• Tacitus

• Maecenas

• Pliny the Younger

Which Roman figure was a lawyer and magistrate under Emperor Trajan?

• Vergil

• Tacitus

• Pliny the Younger

• Pliny the Elder

Who wrote the Natural History?

• Tacitus

• Maecenas

• Pliny the Elder

• Vergil

Which work is considered a model for the modern encyclopedia?

• Histories

• Aeneid

• Annals

• Natural History

Who was the maternal uncle of Pliny the Younger?

• Tacitus

• Maecenas

• Pliny the Elder

• Vergil

Which Roman figure died in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?

• Vergil

• Tacitus

• Pliny the Elder

• Pliny the Younger

Who was the patron of Vergil?

• Pliny the Elder

• Tacitus

• Pliny the Younger

• Maecenas

Which work by Vergil is a pastoral poetry written in dactylic hexameter?

• Natural History

• Eclogues

• Aeneid

• Georgics

What is the nature of the Georgics written by Vergil?

• Epic

• Pastoral

• Didactic

• Historical

Which epic poem outlines the foundation of Rome?

• Annals

• Histories

• Eclogues

• Aeneid