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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Aeneas think when he spots Helen while Troy is being destroyed all around them?
(a) He feels pity for her circumstances.
(b) He feels an impulse to kill her to punish her.
(c) He wants to save her from her fate.
(d) He wants to carry her off and marry her.

3. What portent appears relating to Iulus?
(a) A snake that wraps around his ankle.
(b) A bird that lands on his left shoulder.
(c) A tongue of flame on his head.
(d) A cloud of smoke that covers up his face.

4. Why is Aeneas' appearance a surprise to Dido and the crowd?
(a) He appears swearing vengeance on them all.
(b) He appears wearing women's garb as a disguise.
(c) He appears accompanied by the goddess Venus.
(d) He appears out of a thinning cloud as if from thin air.

5. How does Cloanthus win the boat race during the funeral games?
(a) He capsizes the boats of his opponents.
(b) He constructs the best boat.
(c) He has Aeneas help him.
(d) His prayers convince the harbor god to help him.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Book V, why is the city behind Aeneas' departing ships bright?

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

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

4. What curse does Celaeno lay on the Trojans?

5. Who travels with Aeneas to check out the place where they have landed?

(see the answer key)

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