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

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

3. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?
(a) The story of Eros and Psyche.
(b) What happened to Odysseus during his Odyssey.
(c) How Troy fell and how the Trojans traveled to Carthage.
(d) How his parents met and had hims

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

5. Who does Anchises predict will bring and Age of Gold to Latium?
(a) Aeneas.
(b) Silvius.
(c) Romulus.
(d) Caesar Augustus.

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

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

8. What does Ilioneus ask of Dido?
(a) For permission to woo her.
(b) For directions to Troy.
(c) To help them mend their ships or to let them stay in Carthage.
(d) To help them build a shrine to Venus .

9. 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) His men cannot protect her and Carthage adequately.
(c) A messenger from Jupiter commands him to go against his will.
(d) He is not being deceitful because he never entered a pact of marriage with her.

10. Who tells Aeneas he is in Carthage?
(a) Venus.
(b) Achates.
(c) Dido.
(d) Juno.

11. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?
(a) They want him to train them in battle so they can fight the Danaans better.
(b) They want him to lead them by sea to new lands.
(c) They want him to apologize for letting Troy fall.
(d) They want him to lead them in a prayer of thanks for their escape.

12. What is Coroebus' idea for how he, Aeneas, and their companions can pass to safety?
(a) They will escape through a secret tunnel under the city.
(b) They will disguise themselves in Greek armor.
(c) They will hide inside the wooden horse until the Greeks take it back outside.
(d) They will call on Venus to come save them.

13. How does Cloanthus win the boat race during the funeral games?
(a) His prayers convince the harbor god to help him.
(b) He constructs the best boat.
(c) He has Aeneas help him.
(d) He capsizes the boats of his opponents.

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

15. What does Aeneas promise to do if the gods grant his wish?
(a) He will build a temple to Phoebus and Diana of the Crossroads.
(b) He will honor his mother Venus more.
(c) He will make a sacrifice to Juno.
(d) He will name his new city after Jupiter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dido tell Aeneas she will do after he leaves?

3. How does Nisus try to help his friend Euryalus win first prize in the foot race?

4. What is remarkable about the boxing gloves of Eryx?

5. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?

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