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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?
(a) A magic cape.
(b) A huge bronze shield.
(c) A leather mask.
(d) A cloud of mist.

3. Whom does Helenus say Aeneas should visit for advice?
(a) Andromache.
(b) Charybdis.
(c) The sibyl of Cumae.
(d) Scylla.

4. How did Polydorus die?
(a) Murdered by his host, the Thracian king, for the gold he held.
(b) Sickened by a terrible plague.
(c) Attacked and smothered by plants.
(d) Killed in a battle during the siege of Troy.

5. What does Sinon claim is the reason he was left behind?
(a) He has been sent to the Trojans as an ambassador of peace.
(b) He escaped before the Danaans could sacrifice him in exchange for good winds home.
(c) He snuck away because he wants to help the Trojans beat the Danaans.
(d) He was left behind to spy on the Trojans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What atrocity does Pyrrhus commit in front of Priam?

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

3. For whom does Aeneas return to Troy to search?

4. What happens every time Aeneas tries to tear a branch from a tree in Thrace to construct a roof for the altar of his new colony?

5. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?

(see the answer key)

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