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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom does Aeneas return to Troy to search?
(a) His sworn enemy, Sinon.
(b) His dead king Priam's body.
(c) His wife, Creusa.
(d) His mother, Venus.

2. Who travels with Aeneas to check out the place where they have landed?
(a) Venus.
(b) Pallas.
(c) Achates.
(d) Anchises.

3. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?
(a) A cloud of mist.
(b) A leather mask.
(c) A magic cape.
(d) A huge bronze shield.

4. Which of the following is not an excuse Aeneas offers to Dido for why he must leave her?
(a) His men cannot protect her and Carthage adequately.
(b) He is not being deceitful because he never entered a pact of marriage with her.
(c) His fate, oracles, and dreams all tell him he must go found a city.
(d) A messenger from Jupiter commands him to go against his will.

5. Who calms the ocean so Aeneas and his men can make it safely to land?
(a) Juno.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) Venus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who will not be a descendant of Aeneas' line?

3. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?

4. How did Polydorus die?

5. Why has Dido turned her face against remarriage?

(see the answer key)

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