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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whose funeral does Book VII open?
(a) Palinurus.
(b) Anchises.
(c) Misenus.
(d) Caieta.

2. Who does Venus send to Carthage disguised as Aeneas' son?
(a) A huntress.
(b) Vulcan.
(c) Her son, Cupid.
(d) Jupiter.

3. What does Venus claim the Trojans would have been better off doing after Troy was destroyed by the Greeks?
(a) Showering King Latinus with shiploads of gifts to win him over before meeting him.
(b) Staying with the rest of their people back with Acestës.
(c) Rebuilding Troy instead of being pricked by fate to travel to Latium and enter into a new conflict.
(d) Building shrines to her everywhere they traveled.

4. Why does Venus at first think Juno's idea to have Dido and Aeneas marry and rule Carthage side by side is a bad one?
(a) She does not think their love will last.
(b) She wants Aeneas to be the sole ruler of Carthage.
(c) She does not want Italy's future power diverted to Carthage.
(d) She does not think it fair to Dido to make her rule with Aeneas.

5. What does Dido tell Aeneas she will do after he leaves?
(a) Haunt him as a spirit after she dies.
(b) Construct a temple in his honor.
(c) Marry a neighboring king to keep her lands safe.
(d) Follow him to kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who uses his or her powers to keep the Trojans lost at sea?

2. How does Cloanthus win the boat race during the funeral games?

3. Who does Anchises predict will bring and Age of Gold to Latium?

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

5. How is Anchises spending his time in the underworld?

(see the answer key)

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