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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. Who tells Aeneas he is in Carthage?
(a) Juno.
(b) Achates.
(c) Venus.
(d) Dido.
2. What does Dido tell Aeneas she will do after he leaves?
(a) Haunt him as a spirit after she dies.
(b) Marry a neighboring king to keep her lands safe.
(c) Follow him to kill him.
(d) Construct a temple in his honor.
3. What is Aetna?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A large river.
(c) A geyser that sprays from the ground.
(d) A huge waterfall.
4. 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.
5. How do the Danaans get inside the walls of Troy?
(a) While the Trojans are busy looking at the horse, the Danaans storm the front gates of Troy.
(b) The Trojans carry the horse inside and Sinon lets the soldiers inside it out.
(c) The Danaans are still unable to breach the walls of Troy.
(d) The Trojans move the horse next to their walls and the soldiers use it as a ladder.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following must Aeneas do to enter the underworld?
2. At the beginning of Book V, why is the city behind Aeneas' departing ships bright?
3. Why is Aeneas' appearance a surprise to Dido and the crowd?
4. Why does Acestës welcome Aeneas and his followers?
5. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the state of construction in Carthage in Book 1.
2. What are some ways the characters in Book 2 are affected by fate?
3. What sorts of souls live under Cretan Rhadamanthus' rule?
4. How does Aeneas make sure that people notice his son Iulus?
5. Why should Aeneas not have tried to found a city in Thrace?
6. What are some instances where Aeneas betrays a hastiness in temperament in Book 2?
7. What ties Aeneas and his people to the land to which they are headed to settle?
8. What reversals of fate has Helenus faced?
9. What instances in Book V reveal how the Trojans feel about burying their dead?
10. How does Aeneas fare as a leader in Book III? Support your answer with examples from the text.
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