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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What meaning does Anchises say the portent of four white horses can have?
(a) Both laughter and tears.
(b) Both war and peace.
(c) Both fame and fortune.
(d) Both feast and famine.

2. How does Darës get Entellus to fall during their boxing match?
(a) He ducks his punch and Entellus topples over.
(b) Entellus makes Darës fall.
(c) He knocks him out with one solid blow.
(d) He has the advantage of using heavier gloves.

3. What does Palinurus' ghost ask Aeneas to do when he returns to the world?
(a) Never to let Achates helm the boat.
(b) To find and bury his body.
(c) To avenge his death.
(d) To do anything to make Iulus a king.

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

5. How does Dido kill herself?
(a) With a sword.
(b) With a lion bite.
(c) By drowning.
(d) With poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?

2. What prize is Nisus given by Aeneas?

3. Why are Aeneas and his people supposed to settle in Hesperia?

4. What is Aetna?

5. Where do malefactors live in the underworld?

(see the answer key)

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