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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?
(a) Aeneas' sister, Ilia.
(b) Aeneas' grandfather, Ilium.
(c) Aeneas' son Ascanius, renamed Iulus.
(d) Aeneas' daughter Creusa, renamed Julia.

2. What do Nisus and Euryalus do as they move through Turnus' camp?
(a) They slaughter sleeping warriors.
(b) They make note of how many soldiers are there.
(c) They bind their feet up in cloth to move silently.
(d) They call on Venus to protect them.

3. How does Aeneas put out the burning Trojan ships after the Trojan women set them on fire?
(a) He calls on Aeolus to blow the fire out.
(b) He must let the fire burn out on its own.
(c) He prays to Jupiter and a storm comes.
(d) He asks Neptune to cover the ships with tall waves.

4. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?
(a) The story of Eros and Psyche.
(b) How Troy fell and how the Trojans traveled to Carthage.
(c) What happened to Odysseus during his Odyssey.
(d) How his parents met and had hims

5. What did the god Saturn give the first people in Latinum to start their civilization?
(a) A special shield.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Musical instruments.
(d) Laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears to Aeneas in a dream to tell him where to find people willing to ally themselves with the Trojans against the Latins?

2. What prize is Nisus given by Aeneas?

3. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?

4. What omen does everyone witness when Acestës is shooting arrows?

5. What does Anchises show Aeneas in the underworld?

(see the answer key)

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