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1. _____ [19f] Why is Juno angry with Aeneas? (a) because Carthage was not chosen by the fates; (b) because she had been slighted by Paris in a beauty contest; (c) because Ganymede was promoted by Jupiter over her daughter Hebe; (d) all of the above.
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D--All of the above are correct. There are numerous reasons why Juno is angry.
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2. _____ [78] Over whom was Aeolus the ruler? (a) the sea; (b) the winds; (c) the Oxen of the Sun; (d) Scylla and Charybdis.
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B--Aeolus was ruler over the winds. Note that Juno "bribes" Aeolus with women, the very same "bribe" that Venus offered Paris.
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3. _____ [101ff] How did Juno attempt to destroy Aeneas? (a) she sent the Parcae to destroy him; (b) she raised a storm against him; (c) she conspired with Athene to destroy the entire Trojan fleet; (d) she threatened to take the life of Aeneas' father.
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B--she raised a storm against him. The "storm" becomes a strong image in the Aeneid, of rage and the "storminess" of the human disposition.
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4. _____[177ff] Which god acts to rescue the beleaguered Trojans? (a) Jupiter; (b) Neptune; (c) Athene; (d) Mercury.
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B--Neptune (more than once) comes to the rescue of Aeneas.He represents the order and dignity of the natural word and is quite UNLIKE the stormy and passionate Poseidon of Homer's Odyssey.
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5. _____ [318ff] Who pleads in heaven on behalf of Aeneas? (a) Minerva; (b) Pallas; (c) Venus; (d) Juno.
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C--in her role as advocate for her "son" (Aeneas), Venus is very much like Pallas Athena in Homer's Odyssey.
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6. _____ [363ff] Who is it that prophesies of Ascanius, Romulus, and Julius (i.e. Julius Caesar) in order to calm Venus' troubles? (a) Apollo; (b) Mercury; (c) Jupiter; (d) Hecate.
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C--Jupiter. He is more calm, dignified than the "Zeus" of Homer. Jupiter keeps (and knows) the "fates," which are the decrees of the Gods. "Fate" is a very important concept in the Aeneid.
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7. _____ [391f; 400] Which of the following are part of the "fate" of Aeneas, according to Jupiter? (Please select ALL the correct answers) (a) Juno will give over her anger; (b) Iulus will be a king, but will die after only a few years; (c) the first Roman kingdom will be at Alba, then at Rome; (d) Caesar will arise.
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A-B-C-D. All of the above. Fate suggests that the Universe is orderly and that a divine "chief" is in charge of things. All one has to do is to submit to fate. Juno finds it hard.
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8. _____ [418f] Who is dispatched to Carthage by Jupiter in order to assure a warm welcome by queen Dido? (a) Mars, son of Jupiter; (b) Ganymede, son of a Trojan king; (c) Mercury, son of Mia and Apollo; (d) Hector, son of Priam and Hecuba.
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C-Mercury. He is the "messenger" of Jupiter. Juno has her own "messenger," Iris, who is like the rainbow. Other gods also act as messengers. The mission of Mercury is very like that of Hermes in the Greek epic, the Odyssey.
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9. _____ [491] How, according to Venus, did Sychaeus meet his death? (a) murdered by Pygmalion; (b) left on an island by Turnus; (c) poisoned by Dido's husband; (d) killed in the Trojan War.
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A--the wicked King, Sychaeus murdered Dido's husband for his wealth. Unknown to Sychaeus, however, there is a hoard of gold that is hidden. Dido learns of this from Sychaeus' ghost.
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10. _____ [515f] Dressed as a young huntress, Venus tells Aeneas about Dido's hardships. Which apply? (Please select ALL the correct answers) (a) her husband was named Pygmalion; (b) her husband was killed in the Trojan War; (c) Dido has led a group of her people from Phoenicia; (d) Dido's husband had appeared to her as a ghost, bidding her leave her homeland.
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A-C-D. This is the story of the "widow Dido," which is related to Aeneas by his mother. Aeneas can never count on his mother staying around for long.
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