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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For whom does Aeneas return to Troy to search?
(a) His dead king Priam's body.
(b) His sworn enemy, Sinon.
(c) His wife, Creusa.
(d) His mother, Venus.

3. Who uses his or her powers to keep the Trojans lost at sea?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Vulcan.
(c) Venus.
(d) Juno.

4. What hides Aeneas' identity as he travels through Carthage?
(a) A leather mask.
(b) A huge bronze shield.
(c) A magic cape.
(d) A cloud of mist.

5. What happens to everything the Harpies touch?
(a) It becomes theirs forever.
(b) It becomes covered in filth.
(c) It turns to gold.
(d) It disappears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears in a dream to warn Aeneas to flee Troy?

2. What does the fake Iulus make Dido forget?

3. Why did Dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward Aeneas' people?

4. How does Anchises act when Aeneas first comes to help him escape?

5. Who will not be a descendant of Aeneas' line?

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