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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 will bury Palinurus' body?
(a) Iulus.
(b) Somnus.
(c) People who live near where his body washed up.
(d) Aeneas.

2. Where do malefactors live in the underworld?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) In the Blessed Groves.
(c) In the River Styx.
(d) Elysium.

3. What does the plague that descends on the new city Aeneas founds at Pergamum tell the settlers?
(a) That this is the wrong coast to settle and that they should leave for other lands.
(b) That the settlers must practice better hygiene.
(c) That the gods wish to make the city stronger by weeding out the weak.
(d) That they are being punished for not defending Troy better.

4. Of what is Helenus' city a replica?
(a) Troy.
(b) Italy.
(c) Crete.
(d) Sparta.

5. What does Neptune say must happen for Aeneas and his followers to have save passage over the seas?
(a) Venus must sail with them.
(b) One life must be sacrificed.
(c) Aeneas must find and give a pair of perfect horses to Neptune.
(d) Aeneas must promise not to go to Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Aeneas and the Trojans land in Sicily at the beginning of Book V, a year has passed since which important event?

2. What important things has Aeneas carried with him from Troy?

3. What reason does Entellus give for why he didn't volunteer immediately to fight Darës?

4. Which of the following is NOT something Helenus advises Aeneas and his followers to do?

5. How does Aeneas know Antheus, Sergestus, Cloanthus, and Ilioneus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Aeneas make sure that people notice his son Iulus?

3. Why is Juno so angry with the Trojans?

4. Why should Aeneas not have tried to found a city in Thrace?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe how Venus acts as a mother toward Aeneas.

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