Aeneid Book 5

After leaving Carthage, where does Aeneas sail first?

• Latium

• Sicily

• Libya

• Mycenae

Why does Aeneas hold several days of celebrations in Eryx?

• To acknowledge their good fortune in surviving a storm

• To honor the gods who have given him a wonderful fate

• To thank Acestes for allowing them to stay in Eryx

• To commemorate the anniversary of his father's death

Who gets the Trojan women to burn their ships?

• Aeneas

• Iris

• Acestes

• Dido

Whom does Aeneas leave behind in Sicily?

• The men in his band who have fallen in love with Sicilian women

• The Trojan women who joined in the burning of the ships

• The oldest, weakest, and most unwilling members of his party

• The fastest, strongest, and most daring members of his group

What does the ghost of Anchises tell Aeneas he must do before going to Latium?

• Visit the underworld

• Make a sacrifice to Jupiter

• Climb Mount Olympus

• Reconcile with Dido's shade

Why does Palinurus die on the voyage to Italy?

• Juno tried to stop the ships.

• Neptune demanded a sacrifice.

• Jupiter mistakenly struck him down.

• Venus grew jealous of his love for Juno.

Who sends Iris (messenger) to talk to the Trojan women?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Juno

• Anchises

Why do the Trojan women burn the ships?

• They have given up hope of ever finding Italy.

• They believe it will appease Jupiter.

• To celebrate the anniversary of Anchises' death.

• To punish Aeneas for abandoning Dido.

How do the young Trojan boys participate in the contests in Sicily?

• They play an ancient Mediterranean form of lacrosse

• They have a wheelbarrow race

• They exhibit their horsemanship in a mock battle

• They are offered as prizes

Who is Aeneas' father?

• Acestes

• Ascanius

• Achates

• Anchises