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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What portent announces the arrival of Venus with Aeneas' new armor?
(a) A tongue of fire.
(b) A flock of doves.
(c) A gentle breeze.
(d) Flashing lightning and a thunder crack.

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

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

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

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

6. Who does the queen of Latium want her daughter to marry?
(a) Ascanius.
(b) Aeneas.
(c) Jove.
(d) Turnus.

7. Which monsters help Vulcan in his forge?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Furies.
(c) Cyclopses.
(d) Scylla and Charybdis.

8. 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 speak to Turnus about ending the conflict.
(d) He will pray to Jupiter and the gods on their behalf.

9. Who appears to Aeneas in a dream to tell him where to find people willing to ally themselves with the Trojans against the Latins?
(a) Tiberinus, the river god of the Tiber.
(b) Anchises, to confirm for Aeneas that he is in the right place.
(c) Venus, to help her son.
(d) Allecto, who hopes to lead him astray.

10. Why does Nisus surrender to the Rutulians?
(a) He is lost in the forest and they are his only hope of finding his way back to his camp.
(b) He wants to save Euryalus.
(c) He wants to betray Aeneas for money.
(d) He hopes to spy on them for Aeneas.

11. What does Jupiter tell Hercules is the labor of the brave, since human lifetimes are so short?
(a) To die as soon as possible in battle.
(b) To make sacrifices to all the gods.
(c) To spend every moment helping the weak.
(d) To make their fame last through great deeds.

12. How does Juturna cause unrest in the ranks of the Rutulians?
(a) Disguised as Turnus, she orders them to attack Aeneas once he is on his own.
(b) Disguised as Lavinia, she pleads with them to fight to save her from Aeneas.
(c) Disguised as Camers, she encourages them to think that they outnumber the Trojans and that they must fight to keep from being enslaved.
(d) Disguised as Juno, she exorts them to fight like men.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Trojans' ships when Turnus tries to burn them?

2. What does Venus use to convince her husband Vulcan to make armor for Aeneas?

3. Why does Turnus think he can beat Aeneas in single combat?

4. What does Virgil do to prepare to talk about the warfare between the Trojans and the Rutulians?

5. What is Iulus' first feat of arms?

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