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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens every time Aeneas tries to tear a branch from a tree in Thrace to construct a roof for the altar of his new colony?
(a) Blood flows from the plant.
(b) Lightning flashes in the sky.
(c) Jupiter's voice thunders above.
(d) Fire surrounds his head.

2. What did the god Saturn give the first people in Latinum to start their civilization?
(a) A special shield.
(b) Musical instruments.
(c) Laws.
(d) Weapons.

3. Who warns the Trojans not to trust in the wooden horse the Danaans left behind?
(a) Thymoetes.
(b) Tenedos.
(c) Laocoön.
(d) Achilles.

4. Which of the following is NOT a type of funeral game?
(a) Javelin and archery contests.
(b) A foot race.
(c) A ship race.
(d) A chariot race.

5. What does Palinurus' ghost ask Aeneas to do when he returns to the world?
(a) Never to let Achates helm the boat.
(b) To avenge his death.
(c) To find and bury his body.
(d) To do anything to make Iulus a king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do malefactors live in the underworld?

2. What does Aeneas see depicted on the walls of the temple that the people of Carthage are building?

3. Which of the following does the Sibyl NOT predict awaits Aeneas where he is going?

4. After first meeting Dido, what does Aeneas send for from his ships?

5. Why are Aeneas and his people supposed to settle in Hesperia?

(see the answer key)

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