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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of countryman is Achaemenidës?
(a) Sicilian.
(b) Etruscan.
(c) Ithacan.
(d) Trojan.

2. Who calms the ocean so Aeneas and his men can make it safely to land?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Juno.
(c) Venus.
(d) Vulcan.

3. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?
(a) If he will only travel to the underworld, he can bring her back to life.
(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) After a long exile, Aeneas will land in Hesperia and rule a new kingdom.

4. What does Anchises pray to the gods for?
(a) To punish Aeneas for not protecting the city better.
(b) To take revenge on the Greeks for sacking Troy.
(c) For the strength to stand up and run.
(d) To keep his grandson Iulus safe.

5. Where does Anchises think the voice in the temple is telling them to go build their new city?
(a) Crete.
(b) Troy.
(c) Thrace.
(d) Midsea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What portent appears relating to Iulus?

2. Who appears in a dream to warn Aeneas to flee Troy?

3. How does Aeneas know Antheus, Sergestus, Cloanthus, and Ilioneus?

4. Why is Aeneas' appearance a surprise to Dido and the crowd?

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

(see the answer key)

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