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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Dido and Aeneas become "married"?
(a) On a boat at sea.
(b) In a cave.
(c) At the altar of Juno.
(d) At the ruins of Troy.

2. 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) His fate, oracles, and dreams all tell him he must go found a city.
(c) He is not being deceitful because he never entered a pact of marriage with her.
(d) A messenger from Jupiter commands him to go against his will.

3. Which of the following is NOT something Helenus advises Aeneas and his followers to do?
(a) To make prayers and sacrifices to Juno.
(b) To head for the shoreline to the west.
(c) To watch out for Scylla and Charybdis.
(d) To look for a sign--a giant white sow nursing a litter of piglets.

4. Why did the Trojans think the Danaans had left?
(a) The Danaans surrendered and promised to go.
(b) The Danaans sent a letter announcing that they were leaving.
(c) The Danaans hid their ships behind a nearby island.
(d) The Danaans set fire to their campsite and let it burn to the ground.

5. Which of the following is not an effect that Dido says has been caused by her love affair with Aeneas?
(a) Libyans and nomad kings hate her.
(b) She has lost her integrity.
(c) Her own people hate her.
(d) She is stuck with his child to raise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aeneas see depicted on the walls of the temple that the people of Carthage are building?

3. How does Aeneas know Antheus, Sergestus, Cloanthus, and Ilioneus?

4. What is Aetna?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Anna thinks Dido should make a match with Aeneas?

(see the answer key)

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