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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears to Aeneas in a dream to tell him where to find people willing to ally themselves with the Trojans against the Latins?
(a) Venus, to help her son.
(b) Anchises, to confirm for Aeneas that he is in the right place.
(c) Tiberinus, the river god of the Tiber.
(d) Allecto, who hopes to lead him astray.

2. Who leads Aeneas to the golden bough?
(a) He finds it on his own.
(b) Two doves from Venus.
(c) The Sibyl.
(d) The ghost of Misenus.

3. Who does Evander plan to use as Aeneas' new army?
(a) The Rutulians.
(b) The Ithacans.
(c) The Etruscans.
(d) The Spartans.

4. What does Sinon claim is the reason he was left behind?
(a) He snuck away because he wants to help the Trojans beat the Danaans.
(b) He has been sent to the Trojans as an ambassador of peace.
(c) He escaped before the Danaans could sacrifice him in exchange for good winds home.
(d) He was left behind to spy on the Trojans.

5. What happens when souls are destined to be reborn in a second body?
(a) They must petition the kind of the underworld to be reborn.
(b) They must sneak past Charon.
(c) They must craft new bodies for themselves.
(d) They must drink from the water of Lethe to forget their memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Venus send to Carthage disguised as Aeneas' son?

2. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?

3. What meaning does Anchises say the portent of four white horses can have?

4. How does Anchises act when Aeneas first comes to help him escape?

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

(see the answer key)

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