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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears in a dream to warn Aeneas to flee Troy?
(a) Laocoön.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Venus.
(d) Hector.

2. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?
(a) They were well known for always welcoming new people.
(b) They were visited by Mercury.
(c) They had heard great things about the Trojans from the Greeks.
(d) Queen Dido commanded them to welcome all new visitors.

3. What does Aeneas see depicted on the walls of the temple that the people of Carthage are building?
(a) Scenes of the Trojan War.
(b) Pictures of the gods and goddesses quarreling in Olympus.
(c) A map to the underworld.
(d) Portraits of monsters such as the Harpies and the Cyclops.

4. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?
(a) After years of hard work, he will rebuild Troy in the same place as it once was.
(b) If he will only travel to the underworld, he can bring her back to life.
(c) After a long exile, Aeneas will land in Hesperia and rule a new kingdom.
(d) Though he will try to run, he will never escape the Danaans.

5. What does Sinon claim is the reason he was left behind?
(a) He snuck away because he wants to help the Trojans beat the Danaans.
(b) He has been sent to the Trojans as an ambassador of peace.
(c) He escaped before the Danaans could sacrifice him in exchange for good winds home.
(d) He was left behind to spy on the Trojans.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?

2. What does Sinon say is the purpose of the big wooden horse?

3. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?

4. What atrocity does Pyrrhus commit in front of Priam?

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

(see the answer key)

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