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1
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Who is the mother of the gods including Jupiter, also the sister of Saturn?

A

Cybele

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2
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In book 8, a religious ceremony is performed honoring which Greek warrior?

A

Hercules

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3
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Which river god is consulted by and provides advice to Aeneas?

A

Tiber

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4
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In book 5, how does Cloanthus finish first in the boat race

A

He prays to Neptune for divine help

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5
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Who wins the boxing match?

A

Entellus

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6
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In book 5, in total for how many days do Aeneas and his men mourn the death of Anchises?

A

9 days

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7
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What is so special about Acestes and the archery contest?

A

His arrow caught fire in mid-air

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8
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Who built Apollo’s temple at Sibly’s cave?

A

Daedalus

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9
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Why does Nisus not win the foot race?

A

He trips and falls in sacrificial blood from a plant

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10
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Who was the prophet and friend of Aeneas? ______ offered the advice to leave the vulnerable behind.

A

Nautes

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11
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In order to enter the underworld, Aeneas must first find which object?

A

Golden bough or branch

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12
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Why does king Latinus want his daughter to marry a foreign man?

A

The oracle of faunus

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13
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Name the two trojan warriors who……

A

Nisus and Euryalus

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14
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The last passage that we schematized focused on…..

A

The she-wolf nurturing the boys

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15
Q

Who was the husband of Helen after Paris died?

A

Deiphobus

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16
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Aeneas leads all of the following individuals in the underworld except for….

A

Venus

17
Q

Who is the queen of the underworld?

A

Proserpena

18
Q

Which God is referred to as Cytherea?

A

Venus

19
Q

In book 8, who is described as ruler of fire, ignipitens?

A

Vulcan

20
Q

What animal does Ascanius hunt and kill in the woods?

A

stag/hart/deat

21
Q

Ascanius fires an arrow through the head of his captain. This inspires the Trojans

A

Remelus