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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Jupiter send to talk to Aeneas?
(a) Venus.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Cupid.
(d) Juno.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Anna thinks Dido should make a match with Aeneas?
(a) Dido should enjoy love and children.
(b) It is Jupiter's will.
(c) Dido's lands are surrounded by hostile people.
(d) Their brother could find and attack them in the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nisus try to help his friend Euryalus win first prize in the foot race?

2. What is remarkable about the boxing gloves of Eryx?

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

4. What danger do Aeneas and his men face by Aetna?

5. How do the Danaans get inside the walls of Troy?

(see the answer key)

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