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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Palinurus fall overboard?
(a) The boat lurches unexpectedly during a storm sent by Jupiter.
(b) He trips over Ascanius and falls.
(c) He is drunk while on duty.
(d) Somnus puts him to sleep and shoves him into the water.

2. What sign does Aeneas see during the ritual for his father?
(a) A flash of lightning.
(b) A tongue of fire.
(c) A cloud.
(d) A snake.

3. What does Dido tell Aeneas she will do after he leaves?
(a) Follow him to kill him.
(b) Construct a temple in his honor.
(c) Marry a neighboring king to keep her lands safe.
(d) Haunt him as a spirit after she dies.

4. How does Dido kill herself?
(a) With a sword.
(b) With poison.
(c) With a lion bite.
(d) By drowning.

5. What is Iulus' first feat of arms?
(a) He shoots Remulus through the head with an arrow.
(b) He uses his shield to protect another soldier from a rain of arrows.
(c) He cuts down with his sword a Rutulian trying to climb into the Trojan camp.
(d) He fights Turnus with an ax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Vulcan and the Cyclops crafted?

3. What problem does Turnus face when he tries to attack the Trojan camp?

4. What happens when souls are destined to be reborn in a second body?

5. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?

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