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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. Why does Nisus surrender to the Rutulians?
3. Who is sent by Juno to Turnus at the beginning of Book IX to tell him now is the time to attack the Trojans?
4. What does Venus claim the Trojans would have been better off doing after Troy was destroyed by the Greeks?
5. What is one of Juno's arguments for why it was right for her to have helped the Rutulians?
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 suggestions are given in this book as to how the conflict can be resolved?
3. How might Turnus be turning into a mini-Achilles (as predicted) in Book IX?
4. What are some actions that demonstrate the strong friendship between Nisus and Euryalus?
5. What false portent does Juturna send the Rutulians and how do they interpret it?
6. Under what conditions does Jupiter allow Juno to remove Turnus from the fight?
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. Examine the advice and prophecy that Faunus gives his son Latinus. Rewrite in your own words what he is saying.
9. What does Evander tell Aeneas about Latin history?
10. What is the difference between what Arruns prays for and what he actually receives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the actions of Juno and Venus throughout the story. For what reasons do these two goddesses become entangled in the affairs of humans? At what points do they cross the line and become too involved? At what points does Jupiter intervene and tell them to stop? What techniques and strategies do they use to change the outcomes of events in the world below?
Essay Topic 2
How are the gods and goddesses similar to and different from the human characters? Are they more moral? Wiser? More powerful? Address these questions as part of an essay on what kind of "people" the divine characters are.
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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