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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?
(a) Aeneas' daughter Creusa, renamed Julia.
(b) Aeneas' sister, Ilia.
(c) Aeneas' grandfather, Ilium.
(d) Aeneas' son Ascanius, renamed Iulus.

2. What is the job of the Sibyl?
(a) To guard a special cave entrance.
(b) To tell people what will happen.
(c) To advise people on what jobs to take.
(d) To give directions on where to go.

3. Which of the following is NOT something Helenus advises Aeneas and his followers to do?
(a) To head for the shoreline to the west.
(b) To make prayers and sacrifices to Juno.
(c) To look for a sign--a giant white sow nursing a litter of piglets.
(d) To watch out for Scylla and Charybdis.

4. What reason does Entellus give for why he didn't volunteer immediately to fight Darës?
(a) He is getting older and his body is slower than it was.
(b) He would be embarrased to lose to Darës.
(c) He no longer believes that fighting is a good thing to do.
(d) He didn't want to take the chance to fight Darës away from Acestës.

5. What does Sinon claim is the reason he was left behind?
(a) He snuck away because he wants to help the Trojans beat the Danaans.
(b) He escaped before the Danaans could sacrifice him in exchange for good winds home.
(c) He has been sent to the Trojans as an ambassador of peace.
(d) He was left behind to spy on the Trojans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Anchises think the voice in the temple is telling them to go build their new city?

2. Who blinded Polyphemus?

3. Why does King Iarbas pray to Jove/Jupiter?

4. When Dido sees Aeneas' men readying their ships to sail, for what does she plead?

5. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the Greeks with the Trojans in the affair of the wooden horse.

2. What are some instances where Aeneas betrays a hastiness in temperament in Book 2?

3. Why might the Trojan women have been tempted to set fire to the ships even without Juno and Iris befuddling them?

4. What does Jupiter predict will be the destiny of the Trojans?

5. What are some ways the characters in Book 2 are affected by fate?

6. What can you tell about how Aeneas is growing as a leader from his behavior at the funeral games?

7. How does Aeneas demonstrate skill as a leader after the Trojans finally make it to shore?

8. Once Aeneas is definitely leaving, what disagreeable options lay before Dido that make death seem the best choice?

9. Why is Juno so angry with the Trojans?

10. How does Priam compare and contrast Achilles and Pyrrhus?

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