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The Aeneid

Virgil

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- Book I
- Book II
- Book III
- Book IV
- Book V
- Book VI
- Book VII
- Book VIII
- Book IX
- Book X
- Book XI
- Book XII
Characters
- Character List
- Aeneas
- Dido
- Turnus
Literary Devices
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- Motifs
- Symbols
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- Book I
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- Book IV
- Book V
- Book VI
- Book VII
- Book VIII
- Book IX
- Book X
- Book XI
- Book XII
- By Character
- Aeneas
- Dido
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- Ascanius
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Book X Quiz

Quizzes Book X Quiz

1 of 5
Why does Jupiter call a council of the gods?

He is impatient for Rome to be founded.
He is concerned that Aeneas will lose.
He is angry about Venus's intervention.
He is surprised by the war in Italy.

2 of 5
Who helps Aeneas's new fleet return to battle quickly?

Sea nymphs
Allecto
Scylla and Charybdis
Juno

3 of 5
Who kills Pallas?

Turnus
Aeneas
Latinus
Mezentius

4 of 5
What does Aeneas do when he learns of Pallas's death?

He breaks down in tears and begs Jupiter to stop the battle.
He goes into a murderous rage and cuts down many of the Latins.
He challenges Turnus to single combat to avenge his friend.
He calls on Venus to turn the Latin soldiers into piles of dust.

5 of 5
How does Juno get Turnus to leave the battle?

She gives him a vision of a beautiful maiden far away.
She makes him hear the cries of Lavinia to return home.
She creates a phantom of Aeneas for Turnus to chase.
She shatters his armor and forces him to retreat.

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