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The Aeneid | Quiz

Virgil
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The Aeneid | Quiz

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1)

Whom does Jupiter send to talk to Aeneas? (from Chapter 4)

Cupid.
Venus.
Juno.
Mercury.
2)

Why does Turnus think he can beat Aeneas in single combat? (from Chapter 12)

Because Jupiter has decreed that he will win.
Because Venus will not be allowed to intervene.
Because Juno will fight alongside him.
Because Lavinia promises to help him.
3)

At the beginning of Book V, why is the city behind Aeneas' departing ships bright? (from Chapter 5)

Dido's pyre is burning.
Dido has lit all the torches to light him on his journey.
DIdo is burning a dummy figure of Aeneas in revenge.
The gods are shedding light on it to bless it.
4)

Who does Dido send to plead with Aeneas? (from Chapter 4)

Ascanius.
Her favorite handmaiden.
King Iarbas.
Anna.
5)

How does Darës get Entellus to fall during their boxing match? (from Chapter 5)

Entellus makes Darës fall.
He has the advantage of using heavier gloves.
He ducks his punch and Entellus topples over.
He knocks him out with one solid blow.
6)

Who leads Aeneas to the golden bough? (from Chapter 6)

The ghost of Misenus.
Two doves from Venus.
The Sibyl.
He finds it on his own.
7)

What reason does Latinus give to Turnus for why the Rutulians got involved in bloody wars with the Trojans? (from Chapter 12)

Turnus is an unruly hothead.
The Trojans forced them to defend themselves.
Juno meddled in their lives.
Latinus went against fate and allowed Lavinia to be promised to Turnus.
8)

How does Juturna cause unrest in the ranks of the Rutulians? (from Chapter 12)

Disguised as Juno, she exorts them to fight like men.
Disguised as Lavinia, she pleads with them to fight to save her from Aeneas.
Disguised as Camers, she encourages them to think that they outnumber the Trojans and that they must fight to keep from being enslaved.
Disguised as Turnus, she orders them to attack Aeneas once he is on his own.
9)

Which of the following must Aeneas do to enter the underworld? (from Chapter 6)

He must wait for Venus to come take him.
He must find and follow Orpheus down.
He must wrestle the gatekeeper and win.
He must pick the golden bough.
10)

Why does Acestës welcome Aeneas and his followers? (from Chapter 5)

He is secretly plotting against them.
Jupiter commands him to welcome them.
His mother was Trojan.
He empathizes with their sufferings.
11)

What do Nisus and Euryalus do as they move through Turnus' camp? (from Chapter 9)

They call on Venus to protect them.
They make note of how many soldiers are there.
They bind their feet up in cloth to move silently.
They slaughter sleeping warriors.
12)

How is Anchises spending his time in the underworld? (from Chapter 6)

He is studying the futures and fates of his descendants.
He is trading stories with the founders of Troy.
He is resting peacefully.
He is lamenting his fate.
13)

What reason does Entellus give for why he didn't volunteer immediately to fight Darës? (from Chapter 5)

He would be embarrased to lose to Darës.
He is getting older and his body is slower than it was.
He no longer believes that fighting is a good thing to do.
He didn't want to take the chance to fight Darës away from Acestës.
14)

How does Lausus die? (from Chapter 10)

He takes his father's place in the fight against Aeneas.
He is struck down by the gods for blasphemy.
He is cut down by Pallas.
He is killed trying to kill Ascanius.
15)

When Dido sees Aeneas' men readying their ships to sail, for what does she plead? (from Chapter 4)

That they take her sister Anna with them as a guide.
For them to leave plans with her people for how to build such wonderful ships.
That they sabotage the ships to keep Aeneas in Carthage.
For Aeneas to wait to sail until the weather is better.
16)

What portent announces the arrival of Venus with Aeneas' new armor? (from Chapter 8)

Flashing lightning and a thunder crack.
A tongue of fire.
A gentle breeze.
A flock of doves.
17)

Why does Juno craft a phantom Aeneas and lure Turnus onto a departing boat? (from Chapter 10)

To keep him from dying in the fight.
To spirit him away to a temple to become a priest for her.
To remove the Rutulian leader so Aeneas' soldiers can win the battle.
To let another Rutulian have a chance to lead.
18)

How is Turnus spurred to make war on both King Latinus and the Trojans? (from Chapter 7)

Bacchus intoxicates his mind.
Vulcan supplies him with weapons that cannot be defeated.
Allecto plants a smoking torch in his body that fills him with a lust for war.
Jupiter visits him and promises to help him defeat them both.
19)

To whom is Camilla compared to as she fights? (from Chapter 11)

A Fury.
An Amazon.
A Harpy.
Circe.
20)

What does Aeneas promise to the Italians if he wins his fight with Turnus? (from Chapter 12)

He will make the Italians the slaves of the Trojans.
He will not subjugate the Italians, but rather both kingdoms will unite and live as equals.
Having proven his point that he is the greatest, he will leave and found his city elsewhere.
He will let them continue to rule while the Trojans submit to everything they say.
21)

Which of the following does the Sibyl NOT predict awaits Aeneas where he is going? (from Chapter 6)

Marriage with a foreign bride.
Continued harassment from Juno.
Vicious wars.
The death of Ascanius.
22)

Evander, unaware, is the founder of which of the following? (from Chapter 8)

Rome's great citadel.
The Lupercal grotto.
The sacred wood of Argiletum.
The first military school in Italy.
23)

How does Dido's ghost react to seeing Aeneas? (from Chapter 6)

She smiles and tells him all is forgiven.
She falls to her knees and pleads with him to take her away with him.
She flees from him and returns to her first husband, Sychaeus.
She reenacts her suicide.
24)

What pictures are shown on the shield Venus gives to Aeneas? (from Chapter 8)

Maps of Latium.
Scenes from the siege of Troy.
The acts that will make his descendants famous.
Scenes of the gods and goddesses seated peacefully in Olympus.
25)

Which of the following is not an excuse Aeneas offers to Dido for why he must leave her? (from Chapter 4)

His men cannot protect her and Carthage adequately.
His fate, oracles, and dreams all tell him he must go found a city.
He is not being deceitful because he never entered a pact of marriage with her.
A messenger from Jupiter commands him to go against his will.
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