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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds his or her way inside the Trojan camp at the end of Book IX and begins to massacre Trojans?
(a) Iris.
(b) Turnus.
(c) Allecto.
(d) Juno.

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

3. Who fills Tarchon with anger so that he will fight and lead his warriors better?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Phoebus.
(c) Mars.
(d) Venus.

4. What does Virgil do to prepare to talk about the warfare between the Trojans and the Rutulians?
(a) Blames Juno for the upcoming bloodshed.
(b) Provides the reader with information about the ancestries of the major warriors.
(c) Calls on the Muse Calliope for help.
(d) Chastizes Allecto for helping Juno start this war.

5. How does Darës get Entellus to fall during their boxing match?
(a) He ducks his punch and Entellus topples over.
(b) He has the advantage of using heavier gloves.
(c) He knocks him out with one solid blow.
(d) Entellus makes Darës fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pictures are shown on the shield Venus gives to Aeneas?

2. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?

3. What kind of countryman is Achaemenidës?

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Anna thinks Dido should make a match with Aeneas?

5. How does Aeneas put out the burning Trojan ships after the Trojan women set them on fire?

(see the answer key)

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