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

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

3. What does Aeneas promise to do if the gods grant his wish?
(a) He will build a temple to Phoebus and Diana of the Crossroads.
(b) He will honor his mother Venus more.
(c) He will name his new city after Jupiter.
(d) He will make a sacrifice to Juno.

4. How does Anchises act when Aeneas first comes to help him escape?
(a) He is sleeping too soundly to be awakened.
(b) He is crying too hard to get any words out.
(c) He urges the others to escape and leave him behind.
(d) He berates Aeneas for not coming to get him sooner.

5. When Aeneas and the Trojans land in Sicily at the beginning of Book V, a year has passed since which important event?
(a) Leaving Dido's city.
(b) Paris taking Helen.
(c) The fall of Troy.
(d) The death of Anchises.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Juno say Venus has made Dido fall in love with Aeneas?

2. How did Polydorus die?

3. How does Cloanthus win the boat race during the funeral games?

4. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?

5. What sign does Aeneas see during the ritual for his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the "marriage" between Dido and Aeneas.

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

7. What instances in Book V reveal how the Trojans feel about burying their dead?

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

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

10. How does talking to Anchises prepare Aeneas to go build a new city for the Trojans in Italy?

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