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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Acestës welcome Aeneas and his followers?
(a) Jupiter commands him to welcome them.
(b) He empathizes with their sufferings.
(c) His mother was Trojan.
(d) He is secretly plotting against them.

2. Who is the deity in charge of marriage?
(a) Venus.
(b) Diana.
(c) Juno.
(d) Minerva.

3. 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) Lightning flashes in the sky.
(b) Blood flows from the plant.
(c) Fire surrounds his head.
(d) Jupiter's voice thunders above.

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

5. Where does Anchises think the voice in the temple is telling them to go build their new city?
(a) Midsea.
(b) Crete.
(c) Thrace.
(d) Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dido send to plead with Aeneas?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Helenus advises Aeneas and his followers to do?

3. What does Jupiter want from Aeneas?

4. What does Palinurus' ghost ask Aeneas to do when he returns to the world?

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

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