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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Nisus and Euryalus do as they move through Turnus' camp?
(a) They make note of how many soldiers are there.
(b) They bind their feet up in cloth to move silently.
(c) They slaughter sleeping warriors.
(d) They call on Venus to protect them.

2. Which of the following is not one of the ways Juno suggests Juturna try to save Turnus?
(a) To get the two sides to break the pact.
(b) To snatch him back from death.
(c) To start the war again.
(d) To convince Jupiter to intervene.

3. What happens to the Trojans' ships when Turnus tries to burn them?
(a) At the command of the mother of the gods, Jupiter turns the ships into sea-goddesses and sets them free.
(b) They are hidden from view in mist by Venus.
(c) At the request of Venus, Jupiter causes it to rain and put the fire out.
(d) They go up in ashes, trapping the Trojans in Italy.

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

5. 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 used Iris as a helper.
(b) She caused the women to burn the Trojans' ships on Eryx's shore.
(c) She asked Vulcan to craft a special shield.
(d) She used Allecto to stir up a frenzy.

6. 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 the unfair advantage of his new armor.
(c) She blames him for leaving camp in charge of Ascanius.
(d) She blames him for relying on Venus' help.

7. How is Turnus spurred to make war on both King Latinus and the Trojans?
(a) Allecto plants a smoking torch in his body that fills him with a lust for war.
(b) Jupiter visits him and promises to help him defeat them both.
(c) Vulcan supplies him with weapons that cannot be defeated.
(d) Bacchus intoxicates his mind.

8. How does Arruns kill Camilla?
(a) In hand-to-hand combat.
(b) With a thrown javelin.
(c) Accidentally, with a misplaced axe swing.
(d) He only wounds her.

9. 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.

10. How is Aeneas healed in Book XII after war breaks out again and he is injured?
(a) Iapyx heals him without any divine assistance.
(b) Venus slips dittany into Iapyx's medicines.
(c) Lavinia tends to his wound.
(d) Jupiter sends Apollo to heal him.

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

12. What does Ilioneus ask for from King Latinus?
(a) A modest piece of land on the coast where the Trojans can settle.
(b) Soldiers and weapons to seek revenge on the Greeks.
(c) Food and supplies to send to the Trojans left behind with Acestës.
(d) Lumber and sails to repair their ships.

13. Why does Aeneas trust he can approach Evander safely as a supplicant?
(a) Cupid has gone before him and won Evander over.
(b) They are related through their ancestors.
(c) A white pig in a dream tells him he can.
(d) Evander is an enemy to Juno.

14. What had Jupiter forbidden to happen?
(a) Italy and the Trojans to go to war with each other.
(b) The Trojans to hole up in their camp.
(c) Aeneas to ally with the Arcadians.
(d) Lavinia and Aeneas to marry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What betrays the presence of Euryalus to the enemy?

2. Who laments that only the head of Euryalus is brought back (on a spear) by the Rutulians?

3. Who slays Arruns?

4. How does Juturna cause unrest in the ranks of the Rutulians?

5. Why does Nisus surrender to the Rutulians?

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