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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Helenus advises Aeneas and his followers to do?
(a) To make prayers and sacrifices to Juno.
(b) To look for a sign--a giant white sow nursing a litter of piglets.
(c) To watch out for Scylla and Charybdis.
(d) To head for the shoreline to the west.

2. Why did the Trojans think the Danaans had left?
(a) The Danaans sent a letter announcing that they were leaving.
(b) The Danaans set fire to their campsite and let it burn to the ground.
(c) The Danaans surrendered and promised to go.
(d) The Danaans hid their ships behind a nearby island.

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

4. What atrocity does Pyrrhus commit in front of Priam?
(a) He takes away Priam's sword.
(b) He murders Priam's son.
(c) He claims to be Priam's son.
(d) He sets fire to a holy altar.

5. How did Polydorus die?
(a) Sickened by a terrible plague.
(b) Murdered by his host, the Thracian king, for the gold he held.
(c) Attacked and smothered by plants.
(d) Killed in a battle during the siege of Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?

2. Who dies at the end of Book 3?

3. Which of the following is NOT an effect of Dido's love for Aeneas?

4. After first meeting Dido, what does Aeneas send for from his ships?

5. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?

(see the answer key)

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