Lines 791–842: The Final Duel

• The war between the Trojans and Rutulians has reached its climax
• Turnus is the king of the Rutulians
• Divine intervention is permitted in the duel between Aeneas and Turnus.

  False
• Match the character with their motivation in the Aeneid:

  Aeneas ↔️ Fulfill his destiny

  Turnus ↔️ Protect his kingdom

  Latinus ↔️ Maintain peace
• Aeneas and Turnus agree to a duel to decide the fate of their peoples.


  True
• Sequence of events in the duel between Aeneas and Turnus:

  1️⃣ Juturna disrupts the duel

  2️⃣ Aeneas's weapon misses Turnus

  3️⃣ Turnus gains the upper hand

  4️⃣ Jupiter sends an omen

  5️⃣ Juturna abandons Turnus

  6️⃣ Aeneas defeats Turnus
• Juno sends Juturna to reignite the war
• Why did Juno send Juturna to disrupt the duel between Aeneas and Turnus?

  To reignite the war
• What omen did Jupiter send to force Juturna to abandon Turnus?

  An eagle
• Sequence of events in the duel between Aeneas and Turnus

  1️⃣ Juno intervenes by sending Juturna

  2️⃣ Juturna transforms into Aeneas's charioteer

  3️⃣ Aeneas's weapon misses Turnus

  4️⃣ Jupiter sends an omen

  5️⃣ Juturna abandons Turnus

  6️⃣ Aeneas wounds Turnus

  7️⃣ Aeneas kills Turnus
• Aeneas aims to establish a new Troy in Italy.
• Latinus, as king of the Latins, wants to maintain peace by upholding his agreement with Aeneas.


  True
• What does the Latin word "obire" mean in English?

  To face
• The Latin verb "evadere" is in the perfect tense.


  True
• The Latin adverb "obvius" means straightforwardly
• Match the Latin word with its meaning:

  obire ↔️ To face

  tela ↔️ Weapons

  evadere ↔️ To escape

  parare ↔️ To be prepared

  obvius ↔️ Straightforwardly
• What is the meaning of the Latin word "parare"?

  To be prepared
• The passive infinitive "obire" means "to face" or "to encounter".


  True
• The Latin verb "evadere" in the perfect tense means to escape
• The Latin word "supplicium" means punishment
• Both Aeneas and Turnus demonstrate heroic qualities in their climactic duel
• What is Aeneas seeking to establish in Italy?

  A new homeland
• Which god wishes to maintain order and honor the pact in the conflict?

  Jupiter
• Aeneas and Turnus agree to a duel without divine intervention.


  True
• Despite the agreed-upon duel, Juno sends Juturna to disrupt it.
• Aeneas seeks to establish a new Trojan homeland in Italy.

  True
• Match the character with their role in the Aeneid:

  Aeneas ↔️ Trojan leader

  Turnus ↔️ Rutulian king

  Jupiter ↔️ King of the Gods

  Juno ↔️ Opposes the Trojans
• Latinus sparked the conflict by promising Lavinia to Aeneas
• Juno opposes the Trojan settlement in Italy and fuels the conflict
• Juturna transforms into the shape of Aeneas's charioteer
• Aeneas kills Turnus to fulfill his destiny and establish a new Trojan homeland.


  True
• Match the event with its description in the duel:

  Juno's Intervention ↔️ Sends Juturna to disrupt the duel

  Duel Disrupted ↔️ Juturna causes Aeneas's weapon to miss

  Jupiter's Intervention ↔️ Sends an omen to force Juturna to leave

  Duel Conclusion ↔️ Aeneas kills Turnus
• Aeneas ultimately kills Turnus, fulfilling his destiny to establish a new Trojan homeland in Italy
• After Juno's interference is thwarted, Aeneas wounds Turnus in the duel.

  True
• Match the character with their motivation:

  Aeneas ↔️ To establish a new Troy

  Turnus ↔️ To protect his kingdom

  Latinus ↔️ To maintain peace
• What motivates Turnus to fight Aeneas?

  To claim Lavinia
• Who is the king of the Latins in Book 12 of the Aeneid?

  Latinus
• The Latin word "tela" means weapons
• What does the Latin adverb "obvius" mean in English?

  Straightforwardly
• What theme is represented by the duel between Aeneas and Turnus regarding Aeneas's destiny?

  Fate and destiny