Aeneid Book VIII Quiz

What does the river god, Thybris (the river Tiber), tell Aeneas in a dream?

• A white sow with 30 suckling piglets will be a sign

• Aeneas should seek an alliance with King Evander

• Italy is Aeneas' new home

• All of the above

What are Evander's people doing when Aeneas and his men arrive?

• Preparing for war against the Trojans

• Celebrating a feast to Hercules

• Looking for stolen cattle

• Holding funeral games

What story did Evander tell Aeneas about what they were doing when Aeneas arrived?

• Hercules cleaning the stables of Augeius

• Hercules killing a plaguing monster named Cacus

• Hercules being killed by his wife with poison

• Hercules killing the Nemean lion

Where does Vergil say Evander's cattle are roaming?

• Through the former cave of Cacus

• Through a grove of Jupiter

• Through what is now the Roman Forum

• Through my backyard

Who asks Vulcan to make armor for Aeneas?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Apollo

• Juno

What is depicted in the center of the shield of Aeneas?

• OMG so much stuff that couldn't possible fit on a shield, like the Battle of Actium

• Your face

• My face

• A potato

Who is the son of Evander?

• Pallas

• Achates

• Turnus

• Mezentius

To which god did the realm of Latium originally belong after he was exiled by his son?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Pluto

Whose butt is Vergil kissing in this book?

• The butt of Augustus

• The butt of Julius Caesar

• The butt of Livia

• The butt of Tiberius

Aeneas tells Evander that they are descended from the same god. From which god are they descended?

• Atlas

• Saturn

• God-Empress Wilson

• Thor