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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Aeneas he is in Carthage?
(a) Venus.
(b) Achates.
(c) Dido.
(d) Juno.

2. Who calms the ocean so Aeneas and his men can make it safely to land?
(a) Juno.
(b) Venus.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) Neptune.

3. Who or what does Venus say is the cause of the fall of Troy?
(a) Priam for being too proud.
(b) The harsh will of the gods.
(c) Helen and Paris for running away together.
(d) the Trojans for letting the Danaans trick them.

4. Who blinded Polyphemus?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Ulysses and his crewmen.
(c) the Furies.
(d) Aeneas.

5. What is Aetna?
(a) A huge waterfall.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A geyser that sprays from the ground.
(d) A large river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meaning does Anchises say the portent of four white horses can have?

2. Who warns the Trojans not to trust in the wooden horse the Danaans left behind?

3. What happens to everything the Harpies touch?

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

5. How does Dido know that Aeneas plans to leave?

(see the answer key)

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