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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dido tell Aeneas she will do after he leaves?
(a) Follow him to kill him.
(b) Construct a temple in his honor.
(c) Marry a neighboring king to keep her lands safe.
(d) Haunt him as a spirit after she dies.

3. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?
(a) To destroy the Trojans.
(b) To win a bet with Jupiter.
(c) To learn what Dido's true thoughts about the Trojans are.
(d) To charm her into loving Aeneas.

4. Where do malefactors live in the underworld?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Elysium.
(c) In the River Styx.
(d) In the Blessed Groves.

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

6. What does the plague that descends on the new city Aeneas founds at Pergamum tell the settlers?
(a) That the settlers must practice better hygiene.
(b) That the gods wish to make the city stronger by weeding out the weak.
(c) That this is the wrong coast to settle and that they should leave for other lands.
(d) That they are being punished for not defending Troy better.

7. Who does Dido send to plead with Aeneas?
(a) Anna.
(b) King Iarbas.
(c) Her favorite handmaiden.
(d) Ascanius.

8. What is remarkable about the boxing gloves of Eryx?
(a) They are heavy and huge.
(b) He left them to his half-brother, Aeneas.
(c) They are unused.
(d) He had a rule that no one could use them but him.

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

10. How is Anchises spending his time in the underworld?
(a) He is studying the futures and fates of his descendants.
(b) He is resting peacefully.
(c) He is lamenting his fate.
(d) He is trading stories with the founders of Troy.

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

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

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

14. What prize is Nisus given by Aeneas?
(a) sturdy shoes.
(b) A new boat.
(c) A vial of precious oil.
(d) A shield.

15. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?
(a) A huge bronze shield.
(b) A magic cape.
(c) A leather mask.
(d) A cloud of mist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?

3. What action does the goddess Rumor take after Dido and Aeneas begin to revel in each others' company?

4. What happens when souls are destined to be reborn in a second body?

5. Whom does Jupiter send to talk to Aeneas?

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