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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. Which of the following is not one of the ways Juno suggests Juturna try to save Turnus?
2. What does Aeneas say is the only reason he came to Italy?
3. Who does the queen of Latium want her daughter to marry?
4. What pictures are shown on the shield Venus gives to Aeneas?
5. What favor does Aeneas generously grant the Latin petition?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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. Did Nisus and Euryalus act wisely when attempting to carry out their mission? Why or why not?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. Who are the princes referred to in the book title, how do they die, and why might their deaths be particularly significant?
7. Examine the advice and prophecy that Faunus gives his son Latinus. Rewrite in your own words what he is saying.
8. Why would Aeneas' shield be covered with the deeds of his descendants?
9. What does Evander tell Aeneas about Latin history?
10. How does Jupiter ensure that Aeneas will win the combat with Turnus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the main characteristics of epic poems such as The Aeneid (and The Iliad and The Odyssey) is that the poem starts "in medias res," or in the middle of the action. The narrative then reveals information about what came before through various means, such as characters telling tales of the past or the narrator providing background. Discuss how this work begins in the middle, what information the reader is eventually given about what happened before, how this information is provided, and what effect this structure has on the experience of reading the poem.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Similes and other detailed descriptions help the reader picture and understand things about the settings, characters, and events of this work. Identify an example of a simile being used to describe each of these three things and explain how it is used, what effect it has, and why Virgil might have used that particular simile in that particular place.
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