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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom is Camilla compared to as she fights?
(a) An Amazon.
(b) Circe.
(c) A Fury.
(d) A Harpy.

4. What is Iulus' first feat of arms?
(a) He uses his shield to protect another soldier from a rain of arrows.
(b) He cuts down with his sword a Rutulian trying to climb into the Trojan camp.
(c) He shoots Remulus through the head with an arrow.
(d) He fights Turnus with an ax.

5. Evander, unaware, is the founder of which of the following?
(a) The sacred wood of Argiletum.
(b) The first military school in Italy.
(c) The Lupercal grotto.
(d) Rome's great citadel.

6. What pictures are shown on the shield Venus gives to Aeneas?
(a) The acts that will make his descendants famous.
(b) Scenes of the gods and goddesses seated peacefully in Olympus.
(c) Maps of Latium.
(d) Scenes from the siege of Troy.

7. Which of the following is NOT something Vulcan and the Cyclops crafted?
(a) A chariot for Mars.
(b) A lightning bolt for Jupiter.
(c) A helmet for Apollo.
(d) An aegis for Pallas.

8. To which goddess is Camilla dedicated?
(a) Juno.
(b) Venus.
(c) Minerva.
(d) Diana.

9. How does Turnus' acceptance of the challenge to fight in single combat make Aeneas feel?
(a) Full of sadness for Iulus' sake that Iulus won't get to fight any longer.
(b) Full of nervousness that Turnus might win.
(c) Full of joy because the war will cease.
(d) Full of anger that Turnus thinks he can actually match Aeneas as a fighter.

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

11. 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.

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

13. Who fills Tarchon with anger so that he will fight and lead his warriors better?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) Phoebus.
(d) Venus.

14. Why does Juno craft a phantom Aeneas and lure Turnus onto a departing boat?
(a) To keep him from dying in the fight.
(b) To spirit him away to a temple to become a priest for her.
(c) To let another Rutulian have a chance to lead.
(d) To remove the Rutulian leader so Aeneas' soldiers can win the battle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aeneas say is the only reason he came to Italy?

2. What does King Latinus propose to give to the Trojans?

3. What does Juno plan to do in Book VII to stop Aeneas from ruling Italy?

4. Who does Venus want to keep safe by removing him or her from the war between the Trojans and Latins?

5. What does Jupiter promise Juno about the Latin folk?

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