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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?
(a) They want him to apologize for letting Troy fall.
(b) They want him to train them in battle so they can fight the Danaans better.
(c) They want him to lead them by sea to new lands.
(d) They want him to lead them in a prayer of thanks for their escape.

2. Whom does Jupiter send to talk to Aeneas?
(a) Cupid.
(b) Venus.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Juno.

3. Who dies at the end of Book 3?
(a) Achaemenidës.
(b) Anchises.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Polyphemus.

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

5. What does Aeneas think when he spots Helen while Troy is being destroyed all around them?
(a) He wants to save her from her fate.
(b) He feels pity for her circumstances.
(c) He feels an impulse to kill her to punish her.
(d) He wants to carry her off and marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Helenus say Aeneas should visit for advice?

2. What does Ilioneus ask of Dido?

3. What does the fake Iulus make Dido forget?

4. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?

5. What does Sinon say will happen if the Trojans violate the wooden horse?

(see the answer key)

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