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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anchises pray to the gods for?
(a) To take revenge on the Greeks for sacking Troy.
(b) For the strength to stand up and run.
(c) To keep his grandson Iulus safe.
(d) To punish Aeneas for not protecting the city better.

2. What does Jupiter want from Aeneas?
(a) He wants Aeneas to help Dido build Carthage into the finest city in the world.
(b) He wants Aeneas to stop praying to him.
(c) He wants Aeneas to do the right thing and marry Dido properly.
(d) For Aeneas to stop being distracted by Dido and her city and go build his own kingdom.

3. What danger do Aeneas and his men face by Aetna?
(a) The wrath of Juno.
(b) Another flock of Harpies.
(c) A herd of Cyclops.
(d) A group of sirens.

4. After first meeting Dido, what does Aeneas send for from his ships?
(a) For his father Anchises and his medicine.
(b) For his best toga and shield.
(c) For his son Ascanius and for gifts for Carthage.
(d) For weapons to surrender them up to Dido's people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Aeneas' appearance a surprise to Dido and the crowd?

2. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?

3. Who warns the Trojans not to trust in the wooden horse the Danaans left behind?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT an effect of Dido's love for Aeneas?

(see the answer key)

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