Author Question: In which of the following civil wars did gangs of noblemen with retainers roam the English ... (Read 39 times)

P68T · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

Virgil's epic the Aeneid was written because

a. Virgil wanted to protest against the tyrannous rule of Augustus.
b. the Senate commissioned it when it gave Octavian the title Augustus.
c. Augustus commissioned it to glorify his role in founding the Empire.
d. he sought to compete with the popularity of Livy's History of Rome.
e. Aeneas was a popular hero who sacrificed his life in a rear guard action on a bridge over the Tiber River.

Question 2

In which of the following civil wars did gangs of noblemen with retainers roam the English countryside, with lawlessness prevailing for a generation?

a. The War of the Reds
b. The War of the Coloreds
c. The War of the Guise
d. The War of Cromwell
e. The War of Roses