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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dido send to plead with Aeneas?
(a) King Iarbas.
(b) Her favorite handmaiden.
(c) Anna.
(d) Ascanius.

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

3. How does Dido know that Aeneas plans to leave?
(a) Jupiter tells her.
(b) Rumor tells her.
(c) Juno tells her.
(d) Aeneas tells her.

4. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?
(a) After a long exile, Aeneas will land in Hesperia and rule a new kingdom.
(b) Though he will try to run, he will never escape the Danaans.
(c) If he will only travel to the underworld, he can bring her back to life.
(d) After years of hard work, he will rebuild Troy in the same place as it once was.

5. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?
(a) A magic cape.
(b) A leather mask.
(c) A cloud of mist.
(d) A huge bronze shield.

Short Answer Questions

1. After first meeting Dido, what does Aeneas send for from his ships?

2. What happens when souls are destined to be reborn in a second body?

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

4. For whom does Aeneas return to Troy to search?

5. What is Coroebus' idea for how he, Aeneas, and their companions can pass to safety?

(see the answer key)

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