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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Scenes of the Trojan War.
(c) Portraits of monsters such as the Harpies and the Cyclops.
(d) A map to the underworld.

2. Who dies at the end of Book 3?
(a) Helenus.
(b) Polyphemus.
(c) Achaemenidës.
(d) Anchises.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who travels with Aeneas to check out the place where they have landed?

2. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?

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

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

5. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?

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