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1. _____ [56f, see also Glossary and 284] Who is Laöcoon? (a) a Trojan Priest; (b) a Greek deserter; (c) a Trojan general; (d) a Greek hero.
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A--Laocoon--(Lao koahn, not Lao-Koon) is a priest who warns the Trojans NOT to take the horse within their gates. They disregard his advice when he and his sons are killed by a snake.
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2. _____ [81] Laöcoon is about to persuade the Trojans to destroy the horse when his speech is suddenly interrupted. By what or whom? (a) by the appearance of snakes in Juno's temple; (b) by a bolt of lightening; (c) by the appearance of a Greek prisoner; (d) by a spear cast from heaven.
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C--this Greek "prisoner" is Sinon, the Greek liar. He crafts a clever story in order to fool the Trojans into accepting the Horse.
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3. _____ [284ff] How is Laöcoon killed? (a) lightening from Jupiter; (b) killed by Athena's spear; (c) crushed to death by a rock thrown from heaven; (d) Juno and the snakes.
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D-Two snakes kill Laocoon as he is sacrificing.
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4. _____ [56ff; 340ff] Which of the following people warned the Trojans against the horse? (Please select ALL the correct answers) (a) Sinon; (b) Cassandra; (c) Aeneas; (d) Laöcoon.
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B-D. These two prophetic figures warned the Trojans. Cassandra was a true prophetess but no one believed her. You know about Lacoon already.
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6. _____ [371f] Who warns Aeneas that Troy is fallen and that he must seek a new life? (a) Priam; (b) Hector; (c) Venus; (d) Polites.
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B--Hector. What is ironic is that Hector is a great warrior, but his advice to Aeneas is to flee and NOT to fight. He even brings the household gods (i.e. genealogy records) to Aeneas. Aeneas, however, chooses to disregard H's advice.
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7. _____ [524ff] What military tactic does Aeneas lead his troops in? (a) an attack on Agamemnon's chariot; (b) an archery duel with Odysseus; (c) an attempt to sweep the walls with liquid fire (Greek fire); (d) dressing as Greeks.
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D--this strategy of concealment is a "trick," the same kind of thing that the Greeks pulled with the Trojan Horse.
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8. _____ [733ff] Who kills Priam? (a) Achilles; (b) Achilles' son; (c) Agamemnon; (d) Ulysses.
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B--his name is Pyrrhus or "Neoptolemus," the "Young Battler". He is the embodiment of "rage" and "disorder".
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10. _____[812ff] Why is it that Helen is not to blame for the destruction of Troy, according to what Aeneas learns from Venus? (a) he himself is to blame; (b) the Trojans are to blame; (c) the gods are to blame; (d) the Greek leaders are to blame.
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C--Aeneas learns this directly from revelation, when he is shown a vision of the gods destroying Troy.
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12. _____ [955ff] Whom does Aeneas carry out of Troy on his shoulders? (a) Anchises; (b) Ascanius; (c) Creusa; (d) Lavinia.
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A--Anchises and Ascanius (and following behind) Creusa. This is an image of family piety.
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13. _____ [968ff; 1041ff] Which of the following events occur at the end of book two? (Please select ALL the correct answers) (a) Anchises is dissuaded from suicide; (b) Creusa is killed, or dies; (c) Aeneas leaves Troy without Iulus (Ascanius); (d) a bolt of lightening flashes over the house of Aeneas.
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A-B-D. Some of these are omens; it's true that while the city of Troy is in utter chaos, several people in Aeneas' household are receiving revelations.
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