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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?
(a) To destroy the Trojans.
(b) To win a bet with Jupiter.
(c) To charm her into loving Aeneas.
(d) To learn what Dido's true thoughts about the Trojans are.

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

3. Who tells Aeneas he is in Carthage?
(a) Achates.
(b) Venus.
(c) Dido.
(d) Juno.

4. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?
(a) After a long exile, Aeneas will land in Hesperia and rule a new kingdom.
(b) Though he will try to run, he will never escape the Danaans.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sinon say will happen if the Trojans violate the wooden horse?

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

3. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?

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

5. What does Sinon say is the purpose of the big wooden horse?

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