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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. Which of the following is NOT something Vulcan and the Cyclops crafted?
(a) A helmet for Apollo.
(b) A lightning bolt for Jupiter.
(c) A chariot for Mars.
(d) An aegis for Pallas.

2. What portent announces the arrival of Venus with Aeneas' new armor?
(a) A gentle breeze.
(b) A tongue of fire.
(c) Flashing lightning and a thunder crack.
(d) A flock of doves.

3. How does Turnus' acceptance of the challenge to fight in single combat make Aeneas feel?
(a) Full of anger that Turnus thinks he can actually match Aeneas as a fighter.
(b) Full of nervousness that Turnus might win.
(c) Full of joy because the war will cease.
(d) Full of sadness for Iulus' sake that Iulus won't get to fight any longer.

4. What does the soothsayer say it means when bees cluster together and weigh down the branch of King Latinus' laurel tree?
(a) That there will be a good harvest that year.
(b) That the tree must be cut down or Latium will fall.
(c) That a special stranger will come with a body of men to take Latinus' fortress.
(d) That Latinus and his subjects must band together against strangers.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the examples that Venus lists of ways that Juno ignored Jupiter's will and tried to form new destinies for men?
(a) She used Allecto to stir up a frenzy.
(b) She used Iris as a helper.
(c) She caused the women to burn the Trojans' ships on Eryx's shore.
(d) She asked Vulcan to craft a special shield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aeneas mourning at the beginning of Book XI?

2. How does King Latinus welcome the Trojans to Latinum?

3. To which goddess is Camilla dedicated?

4. What problem does Turnus face when he tries to attack the Trojan camp?

5. How does Diomedes know Aeneas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What suggestions are given in this book as to how the conflict can be resolved?

2. What does the use of Iris as a messenger at the end of Book IX tell the reader about the balance of power between the gods?

3. How does Venus use references to the Trojan War when meeting with Jupiter at the beginning of Book X?

4. What arguments does Sacës use to persuade Turnus to return to the fight?

5. What is the difference between what Arruns prays for and what he actually receives?

6. Describe Latinus' actions once he sees his people fighting with the Trojans.

7. What does Jupiter mean when he says that to everyone (Trojan or Rutulian), he is the same king?

8. What does Evander tell Aeneas about Latin history?

9. Under what conditions does Jupiter allow Juno to remove Turnus from the fight?

10. What does Evander mean when he tells Aeneas that Aeneas must have the courage to shape himself to fit through the low doorway into Evander's humble home, besides the literal fact that Aeneas is too tall to walk through the doorway without stooping a bit?

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