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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tale does Dido want Aeneas to tell?
(a) The story of Eros and Psyche.
(b) How Troy fell and how the Trojans traveled to Carthage.
(c) What happened to Odysseus during his Odyssey.
(d) How his parents met and had hims

2. Which of the following is NOT a type of funeral game?
(a) A ship race.
(b) A foot race.
(c) Javelin and archery contests.
(d) A chariot race.

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

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

5. How does Dido know that Aeneas plans to leave?
(a) Aeneas tells her.
(b) Rumor tells her.
(c) Jupiter tells her.
(d) Juno tells her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Aeneas transport Anchises out of Troy?

3. Which of the following is not an excuse Aeneas offers to Dido for why he must leave her?

4. 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?

5. Where do Dido and Aeneas become "married"?

(see the answer key)

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