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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hector chastise Paris when he finds Paris with the troops and not preparing to meet his challenger from the Greek army?
(a) For stealing another man's wife.
(b) For bringing the Trojans to war and being a coward.
(c) For being a coward for not standing up and accepting his challenge.
(d) For bringing the Trojans to the point of war and his selfishness for stealing another man's wife.

2. Who is urging Paris to return to the battlefield?
(a) Helen.
(b) Hector.
(c) His mother.
(d) Helen and Hector.

3. After Zeus sends the goddess of Hate down to the Greeks, what does he send Iris to tell Hector?
(a) To pull back until Agamemnon is dead.
(b) To pull back until the morning.
(c) To pull back until Agamemnon asks to talk to Hector.
(d) To pull back until Agamemnon is wounded.

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

5. Where does Achilles watch the battle from?
(a) His ship.
(b) The city walls.
(c) The back of the army.
(d) A hilltop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hera do to Poseidon?

2. Why does Hector say he has to fight?

3. Who does Nestor meet with in order to discuss what to do now that they were wounded and could not fight?

4. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?

5. What frightens Hector's son?

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