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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What kind of countryman is Achaemenidës?
(a) Sicilian.
(b) Trojan.
(c) Ithacan.
(d) Etruscan.

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

4. Which of the following is not an excuse Aeneas offers to Dido for why he must leave her?
(a) His fate, oracles, and dreams all tell him he must go found a city.
(b) He is not being deceitful because he never entered a pact of marriage with her.
(c) His men cannot protect her and Carthage adequately.
(d) A messenger from Jupiter commands him to go against his will.

5. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?
(a) To destroy the Trojans.
(b) To charm her into loving Aeneas.
(c) To win a bet with Jupiter.
(d) To learn what Dido's true thoughts about the Trojans are.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Acestës welcome Aeneas and his followers?

2. Which of the following does the Sibyl NOT predict awaits Aeneas where he is going?

3. What does Ilioneus ask for from King Latinus?

4. What does the soothsayer say it means when bees cluster together and weigh down the branch of King Latinus' laurel tree?

5. How do the Danaans get inside the walls of Troy?

(see the answer key)

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