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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What portent announces the arrival of Venus with Aeneas' new armor?
(a) Flashing lightning and a thunder crack.
(b) A flock of doves.
(c) A tongue of fire.
(d) A gentle breeze.

2. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?
(a) A magic cape.
(b) A leather mask.
(c) A huge bronze shield.
(d) A cloud of mist.

3. What does the plague that descends on the new city Aeneas founds at Pergamum tell the settlers?
(a) That this is the wrong coast to settle and that they should leave for other lands.
(b) That they are being punished for not defending Troy better.
(c) That the gods wish to make the city stronger by weeding out the weak.
(d) That the settlers must practice better hygiene.

4. What is remarkable about the boxing gloves of Eryx?
(a) He had a rule that no one could use them but him.
(b) They are unused.
(c) He left them to his half-brother, Aeneas.
(d) They are heavy and huge.

5. Who does the queen of Latium want her daughter to marry?
(a) Aeneas.
(b) Turnus.
(c) Ascanius.
(d) Jove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dido tell Aeneas she will do after he leaves?

2. Who or what does Venus say is the cause of the fall of Troy?

3. What does Anchises show Aeneas in the underworld?

4. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?

5. Why does Nisus surrender to the Rutulians?

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