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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?
(a) If he will only travel to the underworld, he can bring her back to life.
(b) After a long exile, Aeneas will land in Hesperia and rule a new kingdom.
(c) After years of hard work, he will rebuild Troy in the same place as it once was.
(d) Though he will try to run, he will never escape the Danaans.

2. What does Jupiter predict awaits Aeneas in Italy?
(a) A rematch with the same soldiers that destroyed Troy.
(b) A massive war followed by the establishment of a new city and a new way of life.
(c) Death and betrayal.
(d) A happy marriage with Queen Dido.

3. What does Sinon say is the purpose of the big wooden horse?
(a) It is an offering to apologize for stealing the Palladium.
(b) It is meant to be fuel for a bonfire when the Danaans return to destroy Troy.
(c) It is a lighthouse to guide the Danaan ships back to Troy.
(d) It is a gift to tell the Trojans they are sorry for attacking Troy.

4. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?
(a) They were visited by Mercury.
(b) They were well known for always welcoming new people.
(c) They had heard great things about the Trojans from the Greeks.
(d) Queen Dido commanded them to welcome all new visitors.

5. Who travels with Aeneas to check out the place where they have landed?
(a) Pallas.
(b) Venus.
(c) Anchises.
(d) Achates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Venus send to Carthage disguised as Aeneas' son?

2. Why did the Trojans think the Danaans had left?

3. What does Sinon say will happen if the Trojans violate the wooden horse?

4. What does Aeneas see depicted on the walls of the temple that the people of Carthage are building?

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

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