References to Influential People and Works Practice Test

In this excerpt from Vergil’s Aeneid (Literary Works), the narrator echoes Homeric epic through storm imagery: “tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem” (“so great a burden it was to found the Roman people”). The line reframes heroic suffering as teleological labor toward Roman destiny. Based on the passage, how does the reference to epic tradition enhance the meaning of the text?

Consider this excerpt from Cicero’s In Catilinam (Historical Figures): “Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?” (“How long, Catiline, will you abuse our patience?”). Cicero addresses Catiline publicly, invoking senatorial authority and the crisis of conspiracy. Based on the passage, why does the author include the reference to Catiline in this passage?