Question

read the passages and answer the questions that follow.
passage 1: the aeneid, by virgil
in disguise, the goddess venus speaks with her son aeneas, a trojan soldier who has just arrived in the city of carthage, recalling the destruction of troy along with a difficult and violent voyage.
the next two questions go together. first, answer part a. then, answer part b.
part a
one theme in epic poems is that deities often interfere in the lives of humans. how does the author develop this theme in passage 1?

• by comparing aeneas’s mother to venus
• by having aeneas describe his difficult voyage
• by revealing aeneas’s joy at seeing his mother
• by describing how venus protects aeneas from harm

Explanation:

To determine how the author develops the theme of deities interfering in human lives, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Comparing Aeneas’s mother to Venus is not relevant to deity interference.
• Option 2: Aeneas describing his voyage doesn’t show deity interference.
• Option 3: Aeneas’s joy at seeing his mother doesn’t relate to deity interference.
• Option 4: Describing how Venus (a deity) protects Aeneas (a human) directly shows deity interference in human life.

Answer:

by describing how Venus protects Aeneas from harm