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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom does Aeneas return to Troy to search?
(a) His dead king Priam's body.
(b) His mother, Venus.
(c) His sworn enemy, Sinon.
(d) His wife, Creusa.

2. What is Coroebus' idea for how he, Aeneas, and their companions can pass to safety?
(a) They will call on Venus to come save them.
(b) They will disguise themselves in Greek armor.
(c) They will hide inside the wooden horse until the Greeks take it back outside.
(d) They will escape through a secret tunnel under the city.

3. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?
(a) Though he will try to run, he will never escape the Danaans.
(b) After a long exile, Aeneas will land in Hesperia and rule a new kingdom.
(c) After years of hard work, he will rebuild Troy in the same place as it once was.
(d) If he will only travel to the underworld, he can bring her back to life.

4. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?
(a) They want him to lead them by sea to new lands.
(b) They want him to lead them in a prayer of thanks for their escape.
(c) They want him to apologize for letting Troy fall.
(d) They want him to train them in battle so they can fight the Danaans better.

5. Who uses his or her powers to keep the Trojans lost at sea?
(a) Vulcan.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Venus.
(d) Juno.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fake Iulus make Dido forget?

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

3. Who will not be a descendant of Aeneas' line?

4. Who or what does Venus say is the cause of the fall of Troy?

5. Who appears in a dream to warn Aeneas to flee Troy?

(see the answer key)

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