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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an excuse Aeneas offers to Dido for why he must leave her?
(a) His fate, oracles, and dreams all tell him he must go found a city.
(b) A messenger from Jupiter commands him to go against his will.
(c) He is not being deceitful because he never entered a pact of marriage with her.
(d) His men cannot protect her and Carthage adequately.

2. What pictures are shown on the shield Venus gives to Aeneas?
(a) Scenes from the siege of Troy.
(b) The acts that will make his descendants famous.
(c) Maps of Latium.
(d) Scenes of the gods and goddesses seated peacefully in Olympus.

3. How does Dido know that Aeneas plans to leave?
(a) Jupiter tells her.
(b) Aeneas tells her.
(c) Rumor tells her.
(d) Juno tells her.

4. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?
(a) In a wheeled cart.
(b) By pulling him along by the hand.
(c) On a stretcher after the Danaans wound him.
(d) On his back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens every time Aeneas tries to tear a branch from a tree in Thrace to construct a roof for the altar of his new colony?

2. After first meeting Dido, what does Aeneas send for from his ships?

3. Why are Aeneas and his people supposed to settle in Hesperia?

4. What does Juno plan to do in Book VII to stop Aeneas from ruling Italy?

5. Who leads Aeneas to the golden bough?

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