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The Aeneid

Virgil

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- Summary & Analysis
- 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
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
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- By Section
- Book I
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- Book IV
- Book V
- Book VI
- Book VII
- Book VIII
- Book IX
- Book X
- Book XI
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- By Character
- Aeneas
- Dido
- Turnus
- Ascanius
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Book III Quiz

Quizzes Book III Quiz

1 of 5
What does Aeneas encounter on Thrace?

A burning bush that speaks in Helen's voice
A talking tree that is the spirit of Priam's son
A thundercloud that is shaped like a sword
A well that is full of liquid gold

2 of 5
Which god speaks to Aeneas on Delos?

Apollo
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune

3 of 5
What mistake does Aeneas's father make regarding Apollo's command?

He believes that Apollo is Juno in disguise.
He assumes Apollo is telling them to found a city in Greece.
He thinks they are supposed to go to Crete.
He interprets Apollo's orders as applying to him, not Aeneas.

4 of 5
What prophecy does the harpy make to Aeneas and his men?

They will not found their city until they are so hungry that they eat their tables.
They will not find a place to rest until they have killed the traitor in their midst.
They will not make it to Italy until seven of them are sacrificed to the gods.
They will not start their empire until they have suffered at Dido's hands.

5 of 5
What creatures do Aeneas and his men encounter on Sicily?

Sphinxes
Griffins
Cyclopses
Hydras

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