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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the crowd of refugees expect from Aeneas?

2. What does Anchises show Aeneas in the underworld?

3. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?

4. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?

5. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How will Aeneas start the line that turns into the rulers of the Roman Empire?

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

4. What are Neptune's feelings toward Troy and toward Aeneas? How do these feelings affect Aeneas' journey on the sea?

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

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

7. Describe the Sibyl.

8. Describe the state of construction in Carthage in Book 1.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Latinus as a leader with Aeneas as a leader, taking into account what characteristics a leader should possess and examining each man's actions as a leader at different times in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Virgil uses foreshadowing for reasons such as to introduce events he will discuss in greater detail later, to create suspense, and to kindle his audience's interest so they will continue to listen to the story. Identify three examples of foreshadowing in this work, explain how they work, and identify what Virgil's purpose might have been for using them.

Essay Topic 3

The Aeneid is full of examples of images that pop up over and over again. Select one of the following and trace and evaluate examples of its use throughout the work:

1) thunderbolts and lightning

2) fire

3) hunting

4) snakes

5) storms.

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