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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Aeneas lose his temper and kill Turnus instead of showing mercy?
2. What is one of Juno's arguments for why it was right for her to have helped the Rutulians?
3. To whom is Camilla compared to as she fights?
4. What causes the Ausonians to attack the Trojans?
5. How does King Latinus welcome the Trojans to Latinum?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Evander tell Aeneas about Latin history?
2. Describe Latinus' actions once he sees his people fighting with the Trojans.
3. How does Jupiter ensure that Aeneas will win the combat with Turnus?
4. What is the difference between what Arruns prays for and what he actually receives?
5. Who are the princes referred to in the book title, how do they die, and why might their deaths be particularly significant?
6. Did Nisus and Euryalus act wisely when attempting to carry out their mission? Why or why not?
7. 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?
8. What might Evander mean when he says that it isn't empty-headed superstition that leads them to celebrate?
9. What transition occurs around lines 46-47 in Book VII and how does Virgil handle this shift?
10. Why would Aeneas' shield be covered with the deeds of his descendants?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the purpose of Aeneas' trip to the underworld in The Aeneid? What happens while he is there and what does he learn? How might it have changed the story had he not traveled through this land?
Essay Topic 2
One of the main characteristics of epic poems such as The Aeneid (and The Iliad and The Odyssey) is that the poem starts "in medias res," or in the middle of the action. The narrative then reveals information about what came before through various means, such as characters telling tales of the past or the narrator providing background. Discuss how this work begins in the middle, what information the reader is eventually given about what happened before, how this information is provided, and what effect this structure has on the experience of reading the poem.
Essay Topic 3
Aeneas and Turnus are, respectively, the protagonist and antagonist of the story. Compare and contrast these two characters using examples from the text to identify ways their actions and fates parallel each other and ways they are alike or different in their personalities and beliefs.
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