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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who uses his or her powers to keep the Trojans lost at sea?
(a) Vulcan.
(b) Juno.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Venus.

2. Who does Venus send to Carthage disguised as Aeneas' son?
(a) Her son, Cupid.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) A huntress.

3. Who is Andromache's new husband?
(a) Pyrrhus.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Apollo.

4. For whom does Aeneas return to Troy to search?
(a) His wife, Creusa.
(b) His mother, Venus.
(c) His sworn enemy, Sinon.
(d) His dead king Priam's body.

5. What action does the goddess Rumor take after Dido and Aeneas begin to revel in each others' company?
(a) She tattles to Juno about what they have done.
(b) She tells the world of their love to encourage everyone to celebrate their union.
(c) She spreads whispers and gossip to make Dido's other suitors angry and jealous.
(d) She travels from country to country telling people that it isn't true that they are together.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Anchises think the voice in the temple is telling them to go build their new city?

3. Which of the following is NOT something Helenus advises Aeneas and his followers to do?

4. What causes the Ausonians to attack the Trojans?

5. How does Cloanthus win the boat race during the funeral games?

(see the answer key)

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