🌻 Foundations

Question 1

What son of Anchises and Venus was a great Trojan warrior?

Answer 1

Aeneas

Question 2

Who were the parents of Aeneas?

Answer 2

Anchises and Venus

Question 3

When the Greeks captured Troy, who fled with his father Anchises, wife Creusa, son Iulus, and many followers?

Answer 3

Aeneas

Question 4

Who was the first wife of Aeneas?

Answer 4

Creusa

Question 5

Who was the son of Aeneas and Creusa?

Answer 5

Iulus

Question 6

What happened to Aeneas’ wife Creusa as they left the burning Troy?

Answer 6

she was lost

Question 7

What Carthiginian queen did Aeneas fall in love with?

Answer 7

Dido

Question 8

Who fell in love with the Carthaginian queen Dido after he left Troy?

Answer 8

Aeneas

Question 9

Why did Aeneas leave Dido?

Answer 9

his destiny called him to Italy

Question 10

What daughter of King Latinus did Aeneas marry in Italy?

Answer 10

Lavinia

Question 11

What king welcomed Aeneas to Italy?

Answer 11

King Latinus

Question 12

Who married Lavinia when he reached Italty?

Answer 12

Aeneas

Question 13

Who founded Alba Longa near the future site of Rome?

Answer 13

Iulus

Question 14

What city did Iulus establish near the future site of Rome?

Answer 14

Alba Longa

Question 15

What famous Roman statesman traced his ancestry back to Iulus?

Answer 15

Julius Caesar

Question 16

What grandson of Venus did Julius Caesar trace his ancestry back to?

Answer 16

Iulus

Question 17

Who were the twin sons of Rhea Silvia and Mars?

Answer 17

Romulus and Remus

Question 18

Who were the parents of Romulus & Remus?

Answer 18

Rhea Silvia and Mars

Question 19

Who was the maternal grandfather of Romulus & Remus?

Answer 19

Numitor

Question 20

Who were the famous grandsons of Numitor?

Answer 20

Romulus and Remus

Question 21

What evil brother exiled Numitor from Alba Longa?

Answer 21

Amulius

Question 22

Who was exiled from Alba Long by his evil brother Amulius?

Answer 22

Numitor

Question 23

What daughter of Numitor did Amulius force to become a Vestal Virgin?

Answer 23

Rhea Silvia

Question 24

Why did Amulius force Rhea Silvia to become a Vestal Virgin?

Answer 24

to ensure Numitor had no heir

Question 25

How did Amulius try to ensure Numitor would have no heir?

Answer 25

by forcing Rhea Silvia to become a Vestal Virgin

Question 26

When Amulius exposed the infants Romulus & Remus in the wilderness, what creature saved them?

Answer 26

a she-wolf

Question 27

What infants were saved by a she-wolf when they were exposed in the wilderness by Amulius?

Answer 27

Romulus and Remus

Question 28

In what region of Italy did Romulus and Remus establish a city?

Answer 28

Latium

Question 29

What river runs through Rome?

Answer 29

Tiber River

Question 30

Who decided to watch for a sign of birds in flight to determine who would rule their new city?

Answer 30

Romulus and Remus

Question 31

Name the seven hills of Rome.

Answer 31

Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, Viminal

Question 32

On which hill did Romulus choose to watch for a sign of bird flight?

Answer 32

Palatine

Question 33

On which hill did Remus choose to watch for a sign of bird flight?

Answer 33

Aventine

Question 34

Who saw six vultures flying overhead and believed he should rule the city?

Answer 34

Remus

Question 35

How many vultures did Remus see flying overhead as a sign he should rule the city?

Answer 35

6

Question 36

Who saw twelve vultures flying overhead and believed he should rule the city?

Answer 36

Romulus

Question 37

How many vultures did Romulus see flying overhead as a sign he should rule the city?

Answer 37

12

Question 38

Why did Romulus kill Remus when they argued about who should rule the city?

Answer 38

he jumped over his sacred boundary

Question 39

Who was killed for jumping over the sacred boundary on the Palatine while arguing with his brother about who should rule the city?

Answer 39

Remus

Question 40

Who was the first king of Rome?

Answer 40

Romulus