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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Sinon say will happen if the Trojans violate the wooden horse?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They will win the favor of the god Pallas.
(c) They will win the war against the Danaans.
(d) They will face the wrath of the goddess Minerva.

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

5. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?
(a) Death and betrayal.
(b) A rematch with the same soldiers that destroyed Troy.
(c) A massive war followed by the establishment of a new city and a new way of life.
(d) A happy marriage with Queen Dido.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Anchises pray to the gods for?

3. What does Aeneas see depicted on the walls of the temple that the people of Carthage are building?

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

5. Of what is Helenus' city a replica?

(see the answer key)

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