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

2. How does Nisus try to help his friend Euryalus win first prize in the foot race?
(a) He discourages others from entering the contest.
(b) He refuses to compete himself.
(c) He cheers loudly for him.
(d) He trips Salius.

3. What kind of countryman is Achaemenidës?
(a) Etruscan.
(b) Trojan.
(c) Ithacan.
(d) Sicilian.

4. Why does King Iarbas pray to Jove/Jupiter?
(a) He is angry that after he gave Dido land for her city, she has taken up with someone else.
(b) He wants counsel about how best to attack Dido's lands while she is distracted with Aeneas.
(c) He wants Juno to stop bothering his country.
(d) He is good friends with Dido and wants Jupiter to protect her new love.

5. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?
(a) A huge bronze shield.
(b) A leather mask.
(c) A cloud of mist.
(d) A magic cape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Aeneas he is in Carthage?

2. Which of the following is not an effect that Dido says has been caused by her love affair with Aeneas?

3. Why do the Trojan women set fire to the Trojan ships in Book V?

4. What does Ilioneus ask of Dido?

5. Which of the following must Aeneas do to enter the underworld?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Juno so angry with the Trojans?

2. What qualities of a good queen/leader does Dido exemplify? Cite specific examples from the book in your answer.

3. What sorts of souls live under Cretan Rhadamanthus' rule?

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

5. What does Dido ask her people to do and what does she personally vow to do before she committed suicide?

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

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

8. Which gods and goddesses are actually involved in the fall of Troy and what actions do they take?

9. What is the problem with Aeneas remaining in Carthage?

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

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