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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Anchises pray to the gods for?
(a) To keep his grandson Iulus safe.
(b) For the strength to stand up and run.
(c) To take revenge on the Greeks for sacking Troy.
(d) To punish Aeneas for not protecting the city better.

5. What happens every time Aeneas tries to tear a branch from a tree in Thrace to construct a roof for the altar of his new colony?
(a) Fire surrounds his head.
(b) Lightning flashes in the sky.
(c) Jupiter's voice thunders above.
(d) Blood flows from the plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What atrocity does Pyrrhus commit in front of Priam?

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

3. What is Coroebus' idea for how he, Aeneas, and their companions can pass to safety?

4. From whom will Julius Caesar get his name?

5. Who dies at the end of Book 3?

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