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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 in a dream to warn Aeneas to flee Troy?
(a) Venus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Laocoön.
(d) Hector.

2. Who is sent by Juno to Turnus at the beginning of Book IX to tell him now is the time to attack the Trojans?
(a) Juno goes herself.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Iris.
(d) Allecto.

3. Why do the Trojan women set fire to the Trojan ships in Book V?
(a) They are dazzled by signs and portents and want to make their home where they are.
(b) It is a sign of respect and morning.
(c) They are afraid Aeneas will leave without them.
(d) It was a mistake and they actually meant to burn Acestës' ships.

4. What happens to everything the Harpies touch?
(a) It disappears.
(b) It turns to gold.
(c) It becomes theirs forever.
(d) It becomes covered in filth.

5. What pictures are shown on the shield Venus gives to Aeneas?
(a) Scenes from the siege of Troy.
(b) Scenes of the gods and goddesses seated peacefully in Olympus.
(c) Maps of Latium.
(d) The acts that will make his descendants famous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Aeneas he is in Carthage?

2. Why has Dido turned her face against remarriage?

3. Why does Palinurus fall overboard?

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

5. What important things has Aeneas carried with him from Troy?

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