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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 reason does Latinus give to Turnus for why the Rutulians got involved in bloody wars with the Trojans?
2. Why does Aeneas trust he can approach Evander safely as a supplicant?
3. How does Turnus' acceptance of the challenge to fight in single combat make Aeneas feel?
4. Which of the following is not one of the ways Juno suggests Juturna try to save Turnus?
5. How does Nisus die?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What transition occurs around lines 46-47 in Book VII and how does Virgil handle this shift?
3. Examine the advice and prophecy that Faunus gives his son Latinus. Rewrite in your own words what he is saying.
4. What false portent does Juturna send the Rutulians and how do they interpret it?
5. 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?
6. What suggestions are given in this book as to how the conflict can be resolved?
7. 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?
8. How does Venus use references to the Trojan War when meeting with Jupiter at the beginning of Book X?
9. 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?
10. How might Turnus be turning into a mini-Achilles (as predicted) in Book IX?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The proper disposal of the dead is an important issue that runs throughout The Aeneid. Use examples from the work to explain how one should dispose of one's own dead and how one should allow one's enemy to dispose of their dead, and why.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
What role do the Muses play in the telling of this tale? When and why does Virgil call upon them? Upon which particular Muses does he rely?
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