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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who warns the Trojans not to trust in the wooden horse the Danaans left behind?
(a) Tenedos.
(b) Laocoön.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Thymoetes.

2. Who will not be a descendant of Aeneas' line?
(a) Remus.
(b) Romulus.
(c) Ilia.
(d) Mars.

3. What does Sinon say is the purpose of the big wooden horse?
(a) It is meant to be fuel for a bonfire when the Danaans return to destroy Troy.
(b) It is an offering to apologize for stealing the Palladium.
(c) It is a lighthouse to guide the Danaan ships back to Troy.
(d) It is a gift to tell the Trojans they are sorry for attacking Troy.

4. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?
(a) A massive war followed by the establishment of a new city and a new way of life.
(b) A rematch with the same soldiers that destroyed Troy.
(c) A happy marriage with Queen Dido.
(d) Death and betrayal.

5. How do the Danaans get inside the walls of Troy?
(a) While the Trojans are busy looking at the horse, the Danaans storm the front gates of Troy.
(b) The Trojans carry the horse inside and Sinon lets the soldiers inside it out.
(c) The Trojans move the horse next to their walls and the soldiers use it as a ladder.
(d) The Danaans are still unable to breach the walls of Troy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Aeneas he is in Carthage?

3. Who calms the ocean so Aeneas and his men can make it safely to land?

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

5. For whom does Aeneas return to Troy to search?

(see the answer key)

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