Question

directions: read the passages and answer the questions that follow.
passage 1: the aeneid, by virgil
introduction: in disguise, the goddess venus speaks with her son aeneas, a trojan soldier who has just arrived in the city of carthage after surviving the destruction of troy along with a long and violent voyage.
1 \o goddess, if i told you
2 all from the first beginning, if you had leisure
3 to listen to the record of our trouble,
4 it would take me all day long. from ancient troy,
5 in case that name means anything, we come
6 driven over many seas, and now a storm
7 has washed us on this coast. i am aeneas,
8 a good, devoted man; i carry with me
9 my household gods, saved from the greeks; i am
10 known...
now, read the origin of the word augury:
augury:

1. from the latin augurium, meaning \interpretation of omens;\
2. derived from middle english augur, meaning \divination.\

based on the origin provided, what is the meaning of the word augury as it is used in the text?
○ the study of elements and the weather
○ the study of history and literature
○ the study of signs and the future
○ the study of animals and plants

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "augury", we analyze its origin: from Latin "augurium" (interpretation of omens) and Middle English "augur" (divination). "Interpretation of omens" and "divination" relate to studying signs to predict the future. The other options (study of elements/weather, history/literature, animals/plants) don't match these origins.

Answer:

the study of signs and the future