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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Andromache's new husband?
(a) Pyrrhus.
(b) Helenus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Orestes.

3. What is Coroebus' idea for how he, Aeneas, and their companions can pass to safety?
(a) They will call on Venus to come save them.
(b) They will disguise themselves in Greek armor.
(c) They will hide inside the wooden horse until the Greeks take it back outside.
(d) They will escape through a secret tunnel under the city.

4. Why does Venus send a fake Ascanius to Dido?
(a) To charm her into loving Aeneas.
(b) To win a bet with Jupiter.
(c) To destroy the Trojans.
(d) To learn what Dido's true thoughts about the Trojans are.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a type of funeral game?

2. On what do the gods take oaths that they fear to break?

3. Why are Aeneas and his people supposed to settle in Hesperia?

4. Who does Dido send to plead with Aeneas?

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

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