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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the deity in charge of marriage?
(a) Diana.
(b) Juno.
(c) Venus.
(d) Minerva.

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

3. How does Diomedes know Aeneas?
(a) They fought against each other in the Trojan War.
(b) He has heard tales from friends who traveled to Troy.
(c) Together, they stole the Palladium.
(d) Aeneas tracked him down to punish him for wounding Venus.

4. What does the goddess Circe do to those she enchants?
(a) She leads them to the underworld.
(b) She makes them immortal.
(c) She turns them into beasts.
(d) She sings to lure them into the water, where they drown.

5. On what do the gods take oaths that they fear to break?
(a) The river Styx.
(b) The Sibyl.
(c) The golden bough.
(d) Charon's boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nisus surrender to the Rutulians?

2. How does Dido kill herself?

3. Who does Venus want to keep safe by removing him or her from the war between the Trojans and Latins?

4. Where do malefactors live in the underworld?

5. Which of the following is not an excuse Aeneas offers to Dido for why he must leave her?

(see the answer key)

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