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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aetna?
(a) A huge waterfall.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A geyser that sprays from the ground.
(d) A large river.

2. Which of the following does the Sibyl NOT predict awaits Aeneas where he is going?
(a) The death of Ascanius.
(b) Continued harassment from Juno.
(c) Marriage with a foreign bride.
(d) Vicious wars.

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

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

5. Who calms the ocean so Aeneas and his men can make it safely to land?
(a) Venus.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) Juno.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?

2. What sign does Aeneas see during the ritual for his father?

3. What does Anchises show Aeneas in the underworld?

4. Why does Acestës welcome Aeneas and his followers?

5. What does Palinurus' ghost ask Aeneas to do when he returns to the world?

(see the answer key)

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