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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. How does Juturna cause unrest in the ranks of the Rutulians?
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the examples that Venus lists of ways that Juno ignored Jupiter's will and tried to form new destinies for men?
4. Who does Aeneas convince to pledge to fight with him?
5. How does Arruns kill Camilla?
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. Why would Aeneas' shield be covered with the deeds of his descendants?
3. Did Nisus and Euryalus act wisely when attempting to carry out their mission? Why or why not?
4. Under what conditions does Jupiter allow Juno to remove Turnus from the fight?
5. What arguments does Sacës use to persuade Turnus to return to the fight?
6. 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?
7. What does Jupiter mean when he says that to everyone (Trojan or Rutulian), he is the same king?
8. What false portent does Juturna send the Rutulians and how do they interpret it?
9. How might Turnus be turning into a mini-Achilles (as predicted) in Book IX?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Book XII, in one of many references to a place that had been built or civilized by the time he was writing but had not yet been constructed in the past, Virgil says that Juno was "gazing from the height we now call Alban--nameless then, it had no fame or glory." Use this and other examples of Virgil's mentioning past and present places to compare Rome at its birth in this work with the Roman Empire of Virgil's time. Address questions such as in what ways have the places changed, have they changed for the better, and what sorts of places are they that he bothers to mention?
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
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.
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