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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Acestës welcome Aeneas and his followers?
(a) He is secretly plotting against them.
(b) Jupiter commands him to welcome them.
(c) His mother was Trojan.
(d) He empathizes with their sufferings.

2. Which of the following is NOT a type of funeral game?
(a) A ship race.
(b) Javelin and archery contests.
(c) A chariot race.
(d) A foot race.

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. Why did the Trojans think the Danaans had left?
(a) The Danaans sent a letter announcing that they were leaving.
(b) The Danaans set fire to their campsite and let it burn to the ground.
(c) The Danaans surrendered and promised to go.
(d) The Danaans hid their ships behind a nearby island.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dido tell Aeneas she will do after he leaves?

2. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?

3. When Dido sees Aeneas' men readying their ships to sail, for what does she plead?

4. What does Jupiter want from Aeneas?

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

(see the answer key)

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