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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. What important things has Aeneas carried with him from Troy?
(a) King Priam's sword and shield.
(b) Three wooden splinters from the wooden horse.
(c) The Phrygian hearth-gods.
(d) A herd of beasts to sacrifice to the gods.

2. Which of the following is NOT an effect of Dido's love for Aeneas?
(a) Dido persuades Aeneas to help her people build better ships.
(b) Dido presses herself against the couch where Aeneas sat.
(c) Dido keeps holding Ascanius on her lap because he looks like Aeneas.
(d) All construction of the city of Carthage stops.

3. Why does Venus at first think Juno's idea to have Dido and Aeneas marry and rule Carthage side by side is a bad one?
(a) She wants Aeneas to be the sole ruler of Carthage.
(b) She does not think their love will last.
(c) She does not think it fair to Dido to make her rule with Aeneas.
(d) She does not want Italy's future power diverted to Carthage.

4. How is Anchises spending his time in the underworld?
(a) He is lamenting his fate.
(b) He is trading stories with the founders of Troy.
(c) He is resting peacefully.
(d) He is studying the futures and fates of his descendants.

5. Who does Venus send to Carthage disguised as Aeneas' son?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Vulcan.
(c) A huntress.
(d) Her son, Cupid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What omen does everyone witness when Acestës is shooting arrows?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Anna thinks Dido should make a match with Aeneas?

4. What does the fake Iulus make Dido forget?

5. After first meeting Dido, what does Aeneas send for from his ships?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Dido's suitors so angry when she takes up with Aeneas?

3. Describe the Sibyl.

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

5. How does Anchises explain the process by which souls become reborn?

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

7. How will Aeneas start the line that turns into the rulers of the Roman Empire?

8. Describe the Harpies.

9. How does Aeneas fare as a leader in Book III? Support your answer with examples from the text.

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

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