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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 does Aeneas say is the only reason he came to Italy?
(a) Because he promised to aid Evander and the Arcadians.
(b) Because he was invited by King Latinus.
(c) Because fate gave him this land for settlement.
(d) Because he was fleeing the Greeks.

2. Who does the queen of Latium want her daughter to marry?
(a) Aeneas.
(b) Turnus.
(c) Ascanius.
(d) Jove.

3. What does King Latinus propose to give to the Trojans?
(a) Turnus' head on a spear.
(b) Chests of treasure.
(c) The battle of a lifetime.
(d) A region of land to settle or ships in which to depart.

4. What pictures are shown on the shield Venus gives to Aeneas?
(a) Scenes from the siege of Troy.
(b) Maps of Latium.
(c) Scenes of the gods and goddesses seated peacefully in Olympus.
(d) The acts that will make his descendants famous.

5. Who fills Tarchon with anger so that he will fight and lead his warriors better?
(a) Mars.
(b) Venus.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Phoebus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes the Ausonians to attack the Trojans?

3. How does Juturna cause unrest in the ranks of the Rutulians?

4. How does Diomedes know Aeneas?

5. Who does Evander plan to use as Aeneas' new army?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Latinus' actions once he sees his people fighting with the Trojans.

3. 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?

4. What does Evander mean when he tells Aeneas that Aeneas must have the courage to shape himself to fit through the low doorway into Evander's humble home, besides the literal fact that Aeneas is too tall to walk through the doorway without stooping a bit?

5. 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?

6. Did Nisus and Euryalus act wisely when attempting to carry out their mission? Why or why not?

7. How does Jupiter ensure that Aeneas will win the combat with Turnus?

8. What might Evander mean when he says that it isn't empty-headed superstition that leads them to celebrate?

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

10. Why is it significant that in Latinum, Aeneas and some of his followers eat the wheaten cakes they were using as plates for their meal?

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