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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hector find Paris after the Trojans are forced to retreat?
(a) In the dining room with Helen.
(b) In the stables with Helen.
(c) In the gardens with Helen.
(d) In his chambers with Helen.

2. Who is the fire god?
(a) Mars.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hephaestus.

3. What does Achilles' mother ask him to wait for?
(a) Her to bring back a set of sea-armor.
(b) Her to bring back a god-made weapon.
(c) Her to bring back fighters.
(d) Her to bring back a new set of armor.

4. Where is the eagle injured?
(a) Chest and neck.
(b) Chest and throat.
(c) Head and chest.
(d) Neck and stomach.

5. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?
(a) She does not want to be a widow and her son an orphan.
(b) She does not want him to kill any more Greeks.
(c) She wants him to take over for Paris.
(d) She does not want to live without him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens Hector's son?

2. Who is Hera's messenger to Achilles?

3. Who is urging Paris to return to the battlefield?

4. When do the Trojans finally break through the wall?

5. Where do the Greeks retreat to?

(see the answer key)

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