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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Aeneas he is in Carthage?
(a) Achates.
(b) Dido.
(c) Venus.
(d) Juno.

2. Who travels with Aeneas to check out the place where they have landed?
(a) Achates.
(b) Venus.
(c) Pallas.
(d) Anchises.

3. What does Ilioneus ask of Dido?
(a) To help them build a shrine to Venus .
(b) For directions to Troy.
(c) To help them mend their ships or to let them stay in Carthage.
(d) For permission to woo her.

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

5. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?
(a) They had heard great things about the Trojans from the Greeks.
(b) They were well known for always welcoming new people.
(c) Queen Dido commanded them to welcome all new visitors.
(d) They were visited by Mercury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who uses his or her powers to keep the Trojans lost at sea?

2. What does Aeneas promise to do if the gods grant his wish?

3. Who will bury Palinurus' body?

4. What omen does everyone witness when Acestës is shooting arrows?

5. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?

(see the answer key)

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