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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the queen of Latium want her daughter to marry?
(a) Ascanius.
(b) Turnus.
(c) Aeneas.
(d) Jove.

2. At the beginning of Book XI, how does Turnus say he wants to settle the conflict?
(a) He wants to meet Aeneas in single combat.
(b) He pretends that he thinks that the Rutulians should surrender.
(c) He wants to meet with the Trojans and write a treaty.
(d) He wants to continue to fight until every last Trojan is dead.

3. Who laments that only the head of Euryalus is brought back (on a spear) by the Rutulians?
(a) Euryalus' sister.
(b) Euryalus' mother.
(c) Aeneas.
(d) Iulus.

4. To whom is Camilla compared to as she fights?
(a) A Harpy.
(b) An Amazon.
(c) Circe.
(d) A Fury.

5. What does Aeneas say will happen to the Trojans if he loses his fight with Turnus?
(a) They will renew the fight and claim the land that is rightfully theirs.
(b) They will go live with Evander and the Arcadians.
(c) They will rejoin the rest of the Trojans living with Acestës.
(d) They will be slaughtered to the last man by Turnus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aeneas lose his temper and kill Turnus instead of showing mercy?

2. How is Turnus spurred to make war on both King Latinus and the Trojans?

3. Why does Aeneas trust he can approach Evander safely as a supplicant?

4. With whose funeral does Book VII open?

5. What favor does Aeneas generously grant the Latin petition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arguments does Sacës use to persuade Turnus to return to the fight?

2. Under what conditions does Jupiter allow Juno to remove Turnus from the fight?

3. What is the difference between what Arruns prays for and what he actually receives?

4. What does Evander tell Aeneas about Latin history?

5. Examine the advice and prophecy that Faunus gives his son Latinus. Rewrite in your own words what he is saying.

6. What does the use of Iris as a messenger at the end of Book IX tell the reader about the balance of power between the gods?

7. How does Jupiter become involved with the war in Book XI, and does this seem fair after he said before in Book X about being the same king to both Trojans and Rutulians?

8. What does Evander mean when he tells Aeneas that Aeneas must have the courage to shape himself to fit through the low doorway into Evander's humble home, besides the literal fact that Aeneas is too tall to walk through the doorway without stooping a bit?

9. Describe Latinus' actions once he sees his people fighting with the Trojans.

10. What false portent does Juturna send the Rutulians and how do they interpret it?

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