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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) Anna.
(b) Ascanius.
(c) King Iarbas.
(d) Her favorite handmaiden.

2. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?
(a) A massive war followed by the establishment of a new city and a new way of life.
(b) A happy marriage with Queen Dido.
(c) A rematch with the same soldiers that destroyed Troy.
(d) Death and betrayal.

3. Why has Dido turned her face against remarriage?
(a) She must wait until her sister Anna gets married first.
(b) She does not want any man taking over her kingdom.
(c) Her brother killed her last husband.
(d) She is pledged to Diana.

4. What important things has Aeneas carried with him from Troy?
(a) The Phrygian hearth-gods.
(b) A herd of beasts to sacrifice to the gods.
(c) Three wooden splinters from the wooden horse.
(d) King Priam's sword and shield.

5. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?
(a) They want him to train them in battle so they can fight the Danaans better.
(b) They want him to lead them in a prayer of thanks for their escape.
(c) They want him to apologize for letting Troy fall.
(d) They want him to lead them by sea to new lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens every time Aeneas tries to tear a branch from a tree in Thrace to construct a roof for the altar of his new colony?

2. Whom does Jupiter send to talk to Aeneas?

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

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

5. What does Neptune say must happen for Aeneas and his followers to have save passage over the seas?

(see the answer key)

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