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The Aeneid
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The Aeneid
by:
Virgil
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Aeneas
Dido
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Plot Overview Quick Quiz
1
of 5
What city has just been destroyed at the opening of the poem?
Troy
Pompeii
Rome
Atlantis
2
of 5
Whom does Aeneas meet and fall in love with in Carthage?
Helen
Iphigenia
Dido
Artemis
3
of 5
Where does Aeneas go after arriving in Italy?
Rome
Mount Olympus
The underworld
The Isles of the Blessed
4
of 5
Which city is Aeneas destined to found?
Rome
Athens
Troy
Jerusalem
5
of 5
Who is Aeneas's primary enemy in Italy?
Tiberinus
Pallas
Turnus
Himself
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