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The Aeneid Test | Final Test - Medium

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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 does Venus claim the Trojans would have been better off doing after Troy was destroyed by the Greeks?
(a) Staying with the rest of their people back with Acestës.
(b) Rebuilding Troy instead of being pricked by fate to travel to Latium and enter into a new conflict.
(c) Showering King Latinus with shiploads of gifts to win him over before meeting him.
(d) Building shrines to her everywhere they traveled.

2. Who tells Aeneas that Ascanius and the Trojans are under siege?
(a) The sea nymphs that were once his ships.
(b) The ghost of Nisus.
(c) The ghost of Euryalus.
(d) Jupiter.

3. How is Queen Amata turned thoroughly against the idea of Aeneas marrying her daughter Lavinia?
(a) One of Aeneas' followers tells her the story of how he treated Dido.
(b) The goddess Allecto attaches a snake to her that poisons her mind.
(c) The goddess Juno threatens her with destruction if she allows the wedding to take place.
(d) The goddess Venus influences her to save Aeneas for another bride.

4. Why does Juno craft a phantom Aeneas and lure Turnus onto a departing boat?
(a) To let another Rutulian have a chance to lead.
(b) To keep him from dying in the fight.
(c) To spirit him away to a temple to become a priest for her.
(d) To remove the Rutulian leader so Aeneas' soldiers can win the battle.

5. Who is Aeneas told will be willing to fight with him against the Latins?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Turnus and his Etruscans.
(c) King Latinus and his Latins.
(d) King Evander and his Arcadians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Aeneas convince to pledge to fight with him?

3. What does Venus use to convince her husband Vulcan to make armor for Aeneas?

4. Why does Nisus surrender to the Rutulians?

5. Who is sent by Juno to Turnus at the beginning of Book IX to tell him now is the time to attack the Trojans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might Evander mean when he says that it isn't empty-headed superstition that leads them to celebrate?

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 has King Latinus' method of dealing with the war changed since Book VII?

4. What false portent does Juturna send the Rutulians and how do they interpret it?

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

6. Who are the princes referred to in the book title, how do they die, and why might their deaths be particularly significant?

7. What are some actions that demonstrate the strong friendship between Nisus and Euryalus?

8. What does Evander tell Aeneas about Latin history?

9. How does Jupiter ensure that Aeneas will win the combat with Turnus?

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

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