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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills Adrestos?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Adrestos doesn't die.
(d) Odysseus.

2. What does Zeus send as a sign that he has heard Agamemnon when Hector is on the verge of burning the Greek ships?
(a) An eagle carrying a lamb.
(b) An eagle carrying an ox.
(c) An eagle carrying a deer.
(d) An eagle carrying an olive branch.

3. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?
(a) The city walls.
(b) The gardens.
(c) The town square.
(d) The palace.

4. Who's withdrawal weakens the Trojan army?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hector.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Paris.

5. What does Zeus forbid the other gods to do after he tells them his plan?
(a) From accepting sacrifices from the mortals on either side.
(b) From helping the mortals on either side.
(c) From visiting the mortals on either side.
(d) From talking about his plans to the mortals on either side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does King Priam blame for the war?

2. Who does Hector pray to for his son to be a great ruler?

3. What does Hector do when the Trojans are forced to retreat?

4. Which Greek man's death is foretold by Zeus to Hera?

5. What objects are sacrificed before the duel in Book 3 between Paris and his competition?

(see the answer key)

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