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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Latinus give to Turnus for why the Rutulians got involved in bloody wars with the Trojans?

2. Who tells Aeneas that Ascanius and the Trojans are under siege?

3. What does Aeneas say is the only reason he came to Italy?

4. Which of the following is NOT something Vulcan and the Cyclops crafted?

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. Who are the princes referred to in the book title, how do they die, and why might their deaths be particularly significant?

3. What does Jupiter mean when he says that to everyone (Trojan or Rutulian), he is the same king?

4. Why would Aeneas' shield be covered with the deeds of his descendants?

5. 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?

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

7. Why does Juno send Juturna to interfere with the war?

8. How does Venus use references to the Trojan War when meeting with Jupiter at the beginning of Book X?

9. What might Evander mean when he says that it isn't empty-headed superstition that leads them to celebrate?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aeneas and Turnus are, respectively, the protagonist and antagonist of the story. Compare and contrast these two characters using examples from the text to identify ways their actions and fates parallel each other and ways they are alike or different in their personalities and beliefs.

Essay Topic 2

What role do the Muses play in the telling of this tale? When and why does Virgil call upon them? Upon which particular Muses does he rely?

Essay Topic 3

The Aeneid is full of examples of images that pop up over and over again. Select one of the following and trace and evaluate examples of its use throughout the work:

1) thunderbolts and lightning

2) fire

3) hunting

4) snakes

5) storms.

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