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

2. When Dido sees Aeneas' men readying their ships to sail, for what does she plead?
(a) That they take her sister Anna with them as a guide.
(b) For Aeneas to wait to sail until the weather is better.
(c) For them to leave plans with her people for how to build such wonderful ships.
(d) That they sabotage the ships to keep Aeneas in Carthage.

3. How does Dido kill herself?
(a) By drowning.
(b) With a lion bite.
(c) With a sword.
(d) With poison.

4. Why does Acestës welcome Aeneas and his followers?
(a) His mother was Trojan.
(b) Jupiter commands him to welcome them.
(c) He empathizes with their sufferings.
(d) He is secretly plotting against them.

5. What atrocity does Pyrrhus commit in front of Priam?
(a) He claims to be Priam's son.
(b) He murders Priam's son.
(c) He takes away Priam's sword.
(d) He sets fire to a holy altar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meaning does Anchises say the portent of four white horses can have?

2. Who is Andromache's new husband?

3. How is Anchises spending his time in the underworld?

4. What does Aeneas think when he spots Helen while Troy is being destroyed all around them?

5. Who appears in a dream to warn Aeneas to flee Troy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ties Aeneas and his people to the land to which they are headed to settle?

2. Why is Juno so angry with the Trojans?

3. What message does Anchises give Aeneas in a dream?

4. Explain how Deïphobus died and why his body is mutilated.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Helenus say destiny and change come from?

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