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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What meaning does Anchises say the portent of four white horses can have?
(a) Both feast and famine.
(b) Both fame and fortune.
(c) Both war and peace.
(d) Both laughter and tears.

2. Who is a figure from Greek and Roman mythology NOT depicted in the temple of Apollo?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Androgeos.
(c) Minotaur.
(d) Pasiphaë.

3. What is remarkable about the boxing gloves of Eryx?
(a) He had a rule that no one could use them but him.
(b) They are heavy and huge.
(c) They are unused.
(d) He left them to his half-brother, Aeneas.

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

5. What happens when souls are destined to be reborn in a second body?
(a) They must petition the kind of the underworld to be reborn.
(b) They must sneak past Charon.
(c) They must drink from the water of Lethe to forget their memories.
(d) They must craft new bodies for themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aeneas think when he spots Helen while Troy is being destroyed all around them?

2. What is the job of the Sibyl?

3. What does Sinon say is the purpose of the big wooden horse?

4. What danger do Aeneas and his men face by Aetna?

5. Who sends Iris to talk to the mourning Trojan women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Harpies.

2. What fate does Laocoön meet and why?

3. Which gods and goddesses are actually involved in the fall of Troy and what actions do they take?

4. What is the problem with Aeneas remaining in Carthage?

5. How does Aeneas feel about having to leave Dido and to what extent does he allow his feelings to influence his decision to leave her?

6. What qualities of a good queen/leader does Dido exemplify? Cite specific examples from the book in your answer.

7. Describe the state of construction in Carthage in Book 1.

8. What are some ways the characters in Book 2 are affected by fate?

9. How does Aeneas make sure that people notice his son Iulus?

10. What reversals of fate has Helenus faced?

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