Aeneid-Book 2

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1. How is Anchises finally persuaded to leave the burning city with Aeneas?

  • Venus appears to him and commands him to go
  • a fiery portent appears on Iulus' head, which convinces him
  • Creusa talks him into going to protect his grandson
  • Aeneas reminds him of an oracle that said three generations would escape Troy
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2. What is the fate of Creusa?

  • she falls behind in Troy and dies there
  • she escapes Troy, but dies en route to Carthage
  • she commits suicide when she learns that Aeneas has fallen in love with Dido
  • she is killed by Dido, who falls in love with Aeneas

3. How does Aeneas get his father, son, and gods out of the city?

  • Anchises carries Iulus while Aeneas carves a path for them with his sword
  • Aeneas carries Anchises and pulls Iulus by the hand; Creusa follows
  • they hide under blankets in a cart driven by Creusa
  • carries Creusa; Anchises and Iulus have to make their own way

4. What is the fate of Priam?

  • he takes his own life before the Greeks can get to him
  • he is killed at an altar by Achilles' son, Pyrrhus
  • he is carried out of the city by Aeneas
  • he is hurled from the walls of the city by Ulysses

5. How do Aeneas and his small company gain an initial advantage over the Greeks in the nocturnal battle?

  • divine intervention: Apollo takes human form and helps them
  • deception: they put on Greek armour
  • dealing: they offer to bring Helen and the goods safely to Menelaos
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