View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?
(a) They want him to lead them in a prayer of thanks for their escape.
(b) They want him to train them in battle so they can fight the Danaans better.
(c) They want him to apologize for letting Troy fall.
(d) They want him to lead them by sea to new lands.

2. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?
(a) By pulling him along by the hand.
(b) On a stretcher after the Danaans wound him.
(c) On his back.
(d) In a wheeled cart.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 424 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample