Question

question 1-4
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 difficult and violent voyage.
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\o goddess, if i told you
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all from the first beginning, if you had leisure
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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:

To determine how Passage 1 develops Aeneas's character, we analyze the options:

• Option 1: The passage's introduction says the goddess (his mother) speaks with him. The introduction also gives context about his journey (surviving Troy's destruction, arriving in Carthage after a difficult voyage). So having his mother (Venus) describe his personality and characteristics fits, as the introduction frames her interaction and the context of his experiences (which relate to his character as a survivor of Troy, etc.).
• Option 2: The passage doesn't show Aeneas revealing his experiences/feelings in his own words (the narrator/introduction is providing info, not Aeneas speaking directly about his feelings).
• Option 3: There's no description of his private inner thoughts; the focus is on his situation and the goddess's interaction, not his internal thoughts.
• Option 4: The narrator describes events (his arrival, Troy's destruction) but that's more about context, not the primary way to develop his character. The key is the mother (goddess) - related description of his situation (which ties to his character as a Trojan soldier who survived, etc.).

Answer:

The correct option is the one with "by having his mother describe Aeneas’s personality and characteristics" (the second option from the left, assuming the options are ordered as: 1. by having Aeneas reveal... 2. by having his mother describe... 3. by having the narrator describe... 4. by having the narrator describe events...). So the answer is the option stating "by having his mother describe Aeneas’s personality and characteristics".