The Aeneid Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 9

Quiz: Chapter 9

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. How does Nisus die?
a) He is attacked by the Furies.
b) He is ripped apart while Volcens' men are retrieving the booty he stole from the Rutulian camp.
c) He is killed by Volcens' men while killing Volcens for killing Euryalus.
d) He is struck down by Jupiter.

2. Why does Nisus surrender to the Rutulians?
a) He wants to save Euryalus.
b) He wants to betray Aeneas for money.
c) He hopes to spy on them for Aeneas.
d) He is lost in the forest and they are his only hope of finding his way back to his camp.

3. Who laments that only the head of Euryalus is brought back (on a spear) by...
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