Who discusses the diversity of the epic and its people?

• A. Richard Jenkyns
• B. Damien Nelis
• C. Ian Du Quesnay
• D. Bob Cowan

Answer: (A)

The question is testing awareness of scholars who emphasize how Virgil’s epic spans a wide range of cultures and peoples, showing a cosmopolitan world framing Rome’s destiny. Richard Jenkyns is known for analyzing Virgil with attention to the epic’s broad geographic and cultural scope—how the narrative moves through various lands and encounters different peoples, and how these encounters contribute to the poem’s meaning and Rome’s imagined identity. This focus on diversity within the epic’s world makes him the best fit for this topic. The other scholars are associated with different angles or aspects of Virgil’s work, so they are less closely linked to the specific idea of the epic’s diverse peoples.