APFIVE Summarize a Latin text’s implied meaning based on figurative language and inferences.
Dido’s hypothetical question about Troy in lines 309-313 implies which deeper accusation against Aeneas?
Stimulus:
Quin etiam hiberno moliris sidere classem, et mediis properas aquilonibus ire per altum, crudelis? Quid, si non arva aliena domosque ignotas peteres, sed Troia antiqua maneret, Troia per undosum peteretur classibus aequor?
Sourcing: Vergil, Aeneid, Book 4, Lines 309-313
Quin etiam hiberno moliris sidere classem, et mediis properas aquilonibus ire per altum, crudelis? Quid, si non arva aliena domosque ignotas peteres, sed Troia antiqua maneret, Troia per undosum peteretur classibus aequor?
That he is unwilling to establish a permanent home and therefore avoids settling down
That he has forgotten his duty to honor his fallen comrades
That his departure is driven by restlessness rather than genuine necessity
That he is secretly compelled by divine command and has no choice in leaving
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