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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Venus want to keep safe by removing him or her from the war between the Trojans and Latins?
(a) Ascanius.
(b) Aeneas.
(c) Lavinia.
(d) Herself.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the examples that Venus lists of ways that Juno ignored Jupiter's will and tried to form new destinies for men?
(a) She asked Vulcan to craft a special shield.
(b) She caused the women to burn the Trojans' ships on Eryx's shore.
(c) She used Allecto to stir up a frenzy.
(d) She used Iris as a helper.

3. What favor does Aeneas generously grant the Latin petition?
(a) He will return Mezentius' weapons and armor.
(b) He will return their dead for proper burial.
(c) He will pray to Jupiter and the gods on their behalf.
(d) He will speak to Turnus about ending the conflict.

4. What causes the Ausonians to attack the Trojans?
(a) A snake startles them and a soldier striking at it causes everyone to start fighting.
(b) Aeneas does not show proper reverence to King Latinus' laurel tree.
(c) Trojan soldiers insult Lavinia.
(d) Iulus hunted and shot a deer he didn't know was a favored pet.

5. Who is Aeneas mourning at the beginning of Book XI?
(a) Lausus.
(b) Evander.
(c) Pallas.
(d) Mezentius.

6. What betrays the presence of Euryalus to the enemy?
(a) The noise of the clanking of the booty he has taken from Turnus' camp.
(b) A snapping twig under his feet.
(c) The gleam of his helmet in the moonlight.
(d) Allecto directing their attention to him.

7. What does King Latinus propose to give to the Trojans?
(a) A region of land to settle or ships in which to depart.
(b) The battle of a lifetime.
(c) Chests of treasure.
(d) Turnus' head on a spear.

8. What does Juno plan to do in Book VII to stop Aeneas from ruling Italy?
(a) She will spirit Aeneas away to another land.
(b) She will enlist Apollo's aid in frightening Aeneas away.
(c) She will bring down a plague on Latium until Aeneas leaves.
(d) She will delay the wedding with Lavinia and destroy both peoples.

9. Who does Aeneas convince to pledge to fight with him?
(a) The Rutulians.
(b) Juno.
(c) The Etruscans.
(d) Jupiter.

10. Who kills Pallas?
(a) Turnus.
(b) Lausus.
(c) Camilla.
(d) Jupiter.

11. For what does Juno blame Aeneas in regard to the current conflict?
(a) She blames him for trying to abduct Lavinia.
(b) She blames him for relying on Venus' help.
(c) She blames him for leaving camp in charge of Ascanius.
(d) She blames him for the unfair advantage of his new armor.

12. What does the soothsayer say it means when bees cluster together and weigh down the branch of King Latinus' laurel tree?
(a) That the tree must be cut down or Latium will fall.
(b) That a special stranger will come with a body of men to take Latinus' fortress.
(c) That there will be a good harvest that year.
(d) That Latinus and his subjects must band together against strangers.

13. At the beginning of Book XI, how does Turnus say he wants to settle the conflict?
(a) He pretends that he thinks that the Rutulians should surrender.
(b) He wants to meet Aeneas in single combat.
(c) He wants to meet with the Trojans and write a treaty.
(d) He wants to continue to fight until every last Trojan is dead.

14. What false portent does Juturna send the Rutulians?
(a) Jupiter's golden bird chased off by a group of smaller birds working together after it tries to take a swan.
(b) A horde of snakes that drive the Rutulians closer to the Trojans.
(c) Flashes of lightning that spell out Turnus' name in the sky.
(d) A crown of flame that encircles Turnus' head.

15. What mission do Nisus and Euryalus take on?
(a) They intend to find reinforcements.
(b) They intend to go plead with King Latinus to stop the siege.
(c) They intend to go find Aeneas and tell him about the siege.
(d) They intend to abduct Lavinia and bring her back to the Trojan camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Juno's arguments for why it was right for her to have helped the Rutulians?

2. Which monsters help Vulcan in his forge?

3. With whose funeral does Book VII open?

4. To whom is Camilla compared to as she fights?

5. Who appears to Aeneas in a dream to tell him where to find people willing to ally themselves with the Trojans against the Latins?

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