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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 Lausus die?
(a) He is killed trying to kill Ascanius.
(b) He is cut down by Pallas.
(c) He is struck down by the gods for blasphemy.
(d) He takes his father's place in the fight against Aeneas.

2. How is Queen Amata turned thoroughly against the idea of Aeneas marrying her daughter Lavinia?
(a) The goddess Allecto attaches a snake to her that poisons her mind.
(b) The goddess Venus influences her to save Aeneas for another bride.
(c) One of Aeneas' followers tells her the story of how he treated Dido.
(d) The goddess Juno threatens her with destruction if she allows the wedding to take place.

3. What false portent does Juturna send the Rutulians?
(a) Flashes of lightning that spell out Turnus' name in the sky.
(b) Jupiter's golden bird chased off by a group of smaller birds working together after it tries to take a swan.
(c) A crown of flame that encircles Turnus' head.
(d) A horde of snakes that drive the Rutulians closer to the Trojans.

4. Why does Nisus surrender to the Rutulians?
(a) He is lost in the forest and they are his only hope of finding his way back to his camp.
(b) He wants to betray Aeneas for money.
(c) He hopes to spy on them for Aeneas.
(d) He wants to save Euryalus.

5. What does the soothsayer say it means when bees cluster together and weigh down the branch of King Latinus' laurel tree?
(a) That there will be a good harvest that year.
(b) That Latinus and his subjects must band together against strangers.
(c) That the tree must be cut down or Latium will fall.
(d) That a special stranger will come with a body of men to take Latinus' fortress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aeneas convince to pledge to fight with him?

2. Why does Turnus think he can beat Aeneas in single combat?

3. Who is Aeneas told will be willing to fight with him against the Latins?

4. To whom is Camilla compared to as she fights?

5. With whose funeral does Book VII open?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the princes referred to in the book title, how do they die, and why might their deaths be particularly significant?

2. What does the use of Iris as a messenger at the end of Book IX tell the reader about the balance of power between the gods?

3. What are some actions that demonstrate the strong friendship between Nisus and Euryalus?

4. How might Turnus be turning into a mini-Achilles (as predicted) in Book IX?

5. What false portent does Juturna send the Rutulians and how do they interpret it?

6. How does Jupiter become involved with the war in Book XI, and does this seem fair after he said before in Book X about being the same king to both Trojans and Rutulians?

7. Under what conditions does Jupiter allow Juno to remove Turnus from the fight?

8. What is the difference between what Arruns prays for and what he actually receives?

9. What suggestions are given in this book as to how the conflict can be resolved?

10. How has King Latinus' method of dealing with the war changed since Book VII?

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