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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what does Venus say is the cause of the fall of Troy?
(a) the Trojans for letting the Danaans trick them.
(b) The harsh will of the gods.
(c) Helen and Paris for running away together.
(d) Priam for being too proud.

2. Which of the following does the Sibyl NOT predict awaits Aeneas where he is going?
(a) Continued harassment from Juno.
(b) Marriage with a foreign bride.
(c) The death of Ascanius.
(d) Vicious wars.

3. Why does Palinurus fall overboard?
(a) Somnus puts him to sleep and shoves him into the water.
(b) He trips over Ascanius and falls.
(c) The boat lurches unexpectedly during a storm sent by Jupiter.
(d) He is drunk while on duty.

4. Why has Dido turned her face against remarriage?
(a) She does not want any man taking over her kingdom.
(b) Her brother killed her last husband.
(c) She is pledged to Diana.
(d) She must wait until her sister Anna gets married first.

5. What does Aeneas tell the ghost of Dido?
(a) That he needs her help to find his father's ghost.
(b) That she should have waited becauase he was coming back for her.
(c) That he can bring her back to life now.
(d) That he left her lands against his will.

6. What meaning does Anchises say the portent of four white horses can have?
(a) Both war and peace.
(b) Both fame and fortune.
(c) Both feast and famine.
(d) Both laughter and tears.

7. When Dido sees Aeneas' men readying their ships to sail, for what does she plead?
(a) That they sabotage the ships to keep Aeneas in Carthage.
(b) For them to leave plans with her people for how to build such wonderful ships.
(c) For Aeneas to wait to sail until the weather is better.
(d) That they take her sister Anna with them as a guide.

8. How did Polydorus die?
(a) Killed in a battle during the siege of Troy.
(b) Attacked and smothered by plants.
(c) Murdered by his host, the Thracian king, for the gold he held.
(d) Sickened by a terrible plague.

9. Which of the following is not an effect that Dido says has been caused by her love affair with Aeneas?
(a) She is stuck with his child to raise.
(b) She has lost her integrity.
(c) Libyans and nomad kings hate her.
(d) Her own people hate her.

10. Who sends Iris to talk to the mourning Trojan women?
(a) Dido's ghost.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Juno.
(d) Aeneas.

11. Of what is Helenus' city a replica?
(a) Italy.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Crete.
(d) Troy.

12. How does Nisus try to help his friend Euryalus win first prize in the foot race?
(a) He discourages others from entering the contest.
(b) He refuses to compete himself.
(c) He cheers loudly for him.
(d) He trips Salius.

13. What does Aeneas think when he spots Helen while Troy is being destroyed all around them?
(a) He feels an impulse to kill her to punish her.
(b) He wants to carry her off and marry her.
(c) He feels pity for her circumstances.
(d) He wants to save her from her fate.

14. What does Sinon say will happen if the Trojans violate the wooden horse?
(a) They will win the favor of the god Pallas.
(b) They will face the wrath of the goddess Minerva.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They will win the war against the Danaans.

15. What does the fake Iulus make Dido forget?
(a) The memory of her dead husband, Sychaeus.
(b) Her duty to help Aeneas.
(c) The counsel of her sister.
(d) Her responsibilities as queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sign does Aeneas see during the ritual for his father?

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

3. What does Palinurus' ghost ask Aeneas to do when he returns to the world?

4. What does Neptune say must happen for Aeneas and his followers to have save passage over the seas?

5. Where does Anchises think the voice in the temple is telling them to go build their new city?

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