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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sign does Aeneas see during the ritual for his father?
(a) A tongue of fire.
(b) A flash of lightning.
(c) A snake.
(d) A cloud.

4. Why does Juno say Venus has made Dido fall in love with Aeneas?
(a) To keep Dido from falling in love with a Greek.
(b) Because Venus was afraid of and wanted to stop the growing power of Carthage.
(c) Because Venus could not bear to see Dido so unhappy.
(d) Because Venus wanted to cheer her son up.

5. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?
(a) To destroy the Trojans.
(b) To learn what Dido's true thoughts about the Trojans are.
(c) To charm her into loving Aeneas.
(d) To win a bet with Jupiter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What omen does everyone witness when Acestës is shooting arrows?

3. Which of the following is not an effect that Dido says has been caused by her love affair with Aeneas?

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. Who uses his or her powers to keep the Trojans lost at sea?

(see the answer key)

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