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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calms the ocean so Aeneas and his men can make it safely to land?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Vulcan.
(c) Juno.
(d) Venus.

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

3. What prize is Nisus given by Aeneas?
(a) A shield.
(b) A new boat.
(c) A vial of precious oil.
(d) sturdy shoes.

4. What important things has Aeneas carried with him from Troy?
(a) King Priam's sword and shield.
(b) A herd of beasts to sacrifice to the gods.
(c) Three wooden splinters from the wooden horse.
(d) The Phrygian hearth-gods.

5. Which of the following does the Sibyl NOT predict awaits Aeneas where he is going?
(a) Marriage with a foreign bride.
(b) The death of Ascanius.
(c) Vicious wars.
(d) Continued harassment from Juno.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Anchises spending his time in the underworld?

2. What does Jupiter want from Aeneas?

3. Who dies at the end of Book 3?

4. Why does Juno say Venus has made Dido fall in love with Aeneas?

5. What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?

(see the answer key)

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