The Aeneid Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Aeneid Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Andromache's new husband?
(a) Helenus.
(b) Pyrrhus.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Apollo.

2. What does Aeneas see depicted on the walls of the temple that the people of Carthage are building?
(a) Pictures of the gods and goddesses quarreling in Olympus.
(b) Portraits of monsters such as the Harpies and the Cyclops.
(c) Scenes of the Trojan War.
(d) A map to the underworld.

3. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?
(a) A happy marriage with Queen Dido.
(b) A rematch with the same soldiers that destroyed Troy.
(c) A massive war followed by the establishment of a new city and a new way of life.
(d) Death and betrayal.

4. Why are Aeneas and his people supposed to settle in Hesperia?
(a) The Greeks will never be able to find and attack them there.
(b) It is their true home, the land from which the forefathers of their people came.
(c) They only have enough food to make it that far.
(d) It is Venus' land and she promises it to them.

5. Why did the Trojans think the Danaans had left?
(a) The Danaans surrendered and promised to go.
(b) The Danaans sent a letter announcing that they were leaving.
(c) The Danaans hid their ships behind a nearby island.
(d) The Danaans set fire to their campsite and let it burn to the ground.

6. How does Anchises act when Aeneas first comes to help him escape?
(a) He is crying too hard to get any words out.
(b) He urges the others to escape and leave him behind.
(c) He berates Aeneas for not coming to get him sooner.
(d) He is sleeping too soundly to be awakened.

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

8. Whom does Jupiter send to talk to Aeneas?
(a) Venus.
(b) Cupid.
(c) Juno.
(d) Mercury.

9. What does Sinon say is the purpose of the big wooden horse?
(a) It is meant to be fuel for a bonfire when the Danaans return to destroy Troy.
(b) It is a lighthouse to guide the Danaan ships back to Troy.
(c) It is a gift to tell the Trojans they are sorry for attacking Troy.
(d) It is an offering to apologize for stealing the Palladium.

10. What reason does Entellus give for why he didn't volunteer immediately to fight Darës?
(a) He is getting older and his body is slower than it was.
(b) He no longer believes that fighting is a good thing to do.
(c) He would be embarrased to lose to Darës.
(d) He didn't want to take the chance to fight Darës away from Acestës.

11. To what does Aeneas attribute Darës' inability to beat Entellus?
(a) Darës' lack of skill.
(b) The inadequate gloves Darës is using.
(c) The fact that Darës does not want to win badly enough.
(d) The changed will of the gods.

12. For whom does Aeneas return to Troy to search?
(a) His mother, Venus.
(b) His dead king Priam's body.
(c) His wife, Creusa.
(d) His sworn enemy, Sinon.

13. What does Aeneas ask the gods through the Sibyl?
(a) He wants revenge on those who ruined Troy.
(b) He wants help rebuilding the original Troy.
(c) He wants to settle peacefully in Latium.
(d) He wants his father brought back to life.

14. What is Aetna?
(a) A huge waterfall.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A large river.
(d) A geyser that sprays from the ground.

15. What does Jupiter want from Aeneas?
(a) He wants Aeneas to do the right thing and marry Dido properly.
(b) He wants Aeneas to help Dido build Carthage into the finest city in the world.
(c) He wants Aeneas to stop praying to him.
(d) For Aeneas to stop being distracted by Dido and her city and go build his own kingdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dido's ghost react to seeing Aeneas?

2. What prize is Nisus given by Aeneas?

3. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?

4. What is Coroebus' idea for how he, Aeneas, and their companions can pass to safety?

5. Who does Anchises predict will bring and Age of Gold to Latium?

(see the answer keys)

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