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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Anchises act when Aeneas first comes to help him escape?
(a) He urges the others to escape and leave him behind.
(b) He is crying too hard to get any words out.
(c) He berates Aeneas for not coming to get him sooner.
(d) He is sleeping too soundly to be awakened.

2. What does Aeneas see depicted on the walls of the temple that the people of Carthage are building?
(a) Pictures of the gods and goddesses quarreling in Olympus.
(b) Portraits of monsters such as the Harpies and the Cyclops.
(c) A map to the underworld.
(d) Scenes of the Trojan War.

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

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

5. After first meeting Dido, what does Aeneas send for from his ships?
(a) For weapons to surrender them up to Dido's people.
(b) For his son Ascanius and for gifts for Carthage.
(c) For his father Anchises and his medicine.
(d) For his best toga and shield.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?

3. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?

4. Who or what does Venus say is the cause of the fall of Troy?

5. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?

(see the answer key)

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