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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nisus die?
(a) He is ripped apart while Volcens' men are retrieving the booty he stole from the Rutulian camp.
(b) He is attacked by the Furies.
(c) He is killed by Volcens' men while killing Volcens for killing Euryalus.
(d) He is struck down by Jupiter.

2. Who will bury Palinurus' body?
(a) Iulus.
(b) People who live near where his body washed up.
(c) Somnus.
(d) Aeneas.

3. What does Aeneas ask the gods through the Sibyl?
(a) He wants to settle peacefully in Latium.
(b) He wants revenge on those who ruined Troy.
(c) He wants his father brought back to life.
(d) He wants help rebuilding the original Troy.

4. What do Nisus and Euryalus do as they move through Turnus' camp?
(a) They call on Venus to protect them.
(b) They slaughter sleeping warriors.
(c) They bind their feet up in cloth to move silently.
(d) They make note of how many soldiers are there.

5. On what do the gods take oaths that they fear to break?
(a) The Sibyl.
(b) The golden bough.
(c) The river Styx.
(d) Charon's boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job of the Sibyl?

2. What important things has Aeneas carried with him from Troy?

3. What does Anchises show Aeneas in the underworld?

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

5. What curse does Celaeno lay on the Trojans?

(see the answer key)

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