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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what do the gods take oaths that they fear to break?
(a) The Sibyl.
(b) The golden bough.
(c) The river Styx.
(d) Charon's boat.

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

3. Why are Aeneas and his people supposed to settle in Hesperia?
(a) They only have enough food to make it that far.
(b) It is their true home, the land from which the forefathers of their people came.
(c) It is Venus' land and she promises it to them.
(d) The Greeks will never be able to find and attack them there.

4. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?
(a) Aeneas' son Ascanius, renamed Iulus.
(b) Aeneas' daughter Creusa, renamed Julia.
(c) Aeneas' sister, Ilia.
(d) Aeneas' grandfather, Ilium.

5. What does Sinon say is the purpose of the big wooden horse?
(a) It is meant to be fuel for a bonfire when the Danaans return to destroy Troy.
(b) It is a lighthouse to guide the Danaan ships back to Troy.
(c) It is an offering to apologize for stealing the Palladium.
(d) It is a gift to tell the Trojans they are sorry for attacking Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the deity in charge of marriage?

2. Who calms the ocean so Aeneas and his men can make it safely to land?

3. What danger do Aeneas and his men face by Aetna?

4. What action does the goddess Rumor take after Dido and Aeneas begin to revel in each others' company?

5. Why did Misenus meet an early death?

(see the answer key)

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