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The Aeneid
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Aeneas
Dido
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1
of 5
What story does Aeneas begin telling Dido?
The saga of Romulus and Remus
The legend of the labors of Hercules
The tale of the fall of Troy
The epic of the journeys of Odysseus
2
of 5
Who convinces the Trojans to bring the horse inside their city walls?
Sinon
Ajax
Hector
Priam
3
of 5
Who stops Aeneas from killing Helen?
Achilles
Venus
Sinon
Jupiter
4
of 5
What persuades Aeneas's father to leave Troy?
Aeneas's arguments
A talking snake
Letters from Priam
Two omens
5
of 5
What does Aeneas find when he goes back to Troy to look for his wife?
Her dead body
Her ghost
Her severed head
Her jewels
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