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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ilioneus ask of Dido?
(a) For permission to woo her.
(b) To help them build a shrine to Venus .
(c) To help them mend their ships or to let them stay in Carthage.
(d) For directions to Troy.

3. Why is Aeneas' appearance a surprise to Dido and the crowd?
(a) He appears accompanied by the goddess Venus.
(b) He appears wearing women's garb as a disguise.
(c) He appears out of a thinning cloud as if from thin air.
(d) He appears swearing vengeance on them all.

4. What does Anchises pray to the gods for?
(a) To keep his grandson Iulus safe.
(b) For the strength to stand up and run.
(c) To take revenge on the Greeks for sacking Troy.
(d) To punish Aeneas for not protecting the city better.

5. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?
(a) Aeneas' sister, Ilia.
(b) Aeneas' daughter Creusa, renamed Julia.
(c) Aeneas' grandfather, Ilium.
(d) Aeneas' son Ascanius, renamed Iulus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who travels with Aeneas to check out the place where they have landed?

2. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?

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

4. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?

5. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?

(see the answer key)

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