Question

question 1-4
directions
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 difficult and violent voyage.
how does passage 1 develop the character of aeneas in this excerpt?
○ by having aeneas reveal his experiences and feelings in his own words
○ by having the narrator describe aeneas’s private inner thoughts
○ by having his mother describe aeneas’s personality and characteristics
○ by having the narrator describe the events surrounding aeneas

Explanation:

The passage is from "The Aeneid" and the question is about how Aeneas's character is developed. The option "by having his mother describe Aeneas’s personality and characteristics" fits because Venus (his mother) is in disguise speaking about him. Other options: Aeneas doesn't reveal in his own words (eliminates first), narrator doesn't describe private thoughts or surrounding events as the main method here—Venus (mother) describing is key.

Answer:

by having his mother describe Aeneas’s personality and characteristics