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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which god does Hera ask to help the Greeks when she sees the Greeks are overwhelmed?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Ares.

2. What objects are sacrificed before the duel in Book 3 between Paris and his competition?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Geese.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Lambs.

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

4. Who answers Paris' challenge to the Greeks on the battlefield?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Priam.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Hector.

5. Poseidon appears to whom in order to inspire him to lead his men onto the battlefield, but stay out of range of arrows so as not to be wounded further?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the response of the god to Hera's request for him to help the Greeks?

2. Why does Hector chastise Paris when he finds Paris with the troops and not preparing to meet his challenger from the Greek army?

3. Where has Eurypylos been wounded

4. How do Diomedes and Glaukos seal their friendship?

5. What about Helen angers Aphrodite in Book 3?

(see the answer key)

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