View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what does Venus say is the cause of the fall of Troy?
(a) Helen and Paris for running away together.
(b) Priam for being too proud.
(c) the Trojans for letting the Danaans trick them.
(d) The harsh will of the gods.

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

3. What does the fake Iulus make Dido forget?
(a) The counsel of her sister.
(b) Her responsibilities as queen.
(c) Her duty to help Aeneas.
(d) The memory of her dead husband, Sychaeus.

4. Who travels with Aeneas to check out the place where they have landed?
(a) Anchises.
(b) Venus.
(c) Achates.
(d) Pallas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?

3. Who warns the Trojans not to trust in the wooden horse the Danaans left behind?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 408 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample