View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aeneas know Antheus, Sergestus, Cloanthus, and Ilioneus?
(a) He does not know who they are.
(b) He has heard tales of their great feats.
(c) He fought against them in the Trojan War.
(d) They are fellow Trojans.

2. 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 a gift to tell the Trojans they are sorry for attacking Troy.
(c) It is an offering to apologize for stealing the Palladium.
(d) It is a lighthouse to guide the Danaan ships back to Troy.

3. What portent appears relating to Iulus?
(a) A cloud of smoke that covers up his face.
(b) A snake that wraps around his ankle.
(c) A bird that lands on his left shoulder.
(d) A tongue of flame on his head.

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

5. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?
(a) How Troy fell and how the Trojans traveled to Carthage.
(b) How his parents met and had hims
(c) What happened to Odysseus during his Odyssey.
(d) The story of Eros and Psyche.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?

2. How do the Danaans get inside the walls of Troy?

3. What does Sinon claim is the reason he was left behind?

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

5. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 420 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample