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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?
(a) They want him to lead them by sea to new lands.
(b) They want him to apologize for letting Troy fall.
(c) They want him to lead them in a prayer of thanks for their escape.
(d) They want him to train them in battle so they can fight the Danaans better.

2. What meaning does Anchises say the portent of four white horses can have?
(a) Both feast and famine.
(b) Both fame and fortune.
(c) Both war and peace.
(d) Both laughter and tears.

3. Who blinded Polyphemus?
(a) Ulysses and his crewmen.
(b) the Furies.
(c) Aeneas.
(d) Orestes.

4. What does Anchises pray to the gods for?
(a) To punish Aeneas for not protecting the city better.
(b) To take revenge on the Greeks for sacking Troy.
(c) To keep his grandson Iulus safe.
(d) For the strength to stand up and run.

5. How did Polydorus die?
(a) Killed in a battle during the siege of Troy.
(b) Murdered by his host, the Thracian king, for the gold he held.
(c) Sickened by a terrible plague.
(d) Attacked and smothered by plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what does Venus say is the cause of the fall of Troy?

2. Who calms the ocean so Aeneas and his men can make it safely to land?

3. Who is Andromache's new husband?

4. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?

5. Who appears in a dream to warn Aeneas to flee Troy?

(see the answer key)

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