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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What prevents Diomedes from killing Glaukos?
(a) Their ancestors were friends.
(b) They realize they are on the same side.
(c) The gods interfere.
(d) They realize they are relatives.

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

4. 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 bringing the Trojans to war and being a coward.
(b) For stealing another man's wife.
(c) For bringing the Trojans to the point of war and his selfishness for stealing another man's wife.
(d) For being a coward for not standing up and accepting his challenge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Helen sit next to when watching Paris taking part in the duel on the battlefield?

2. Where does Hector find Paris after the Trojans are forced to retreat?

3. What does Hera do to Poseidon?

4. Who answers Paris' challenge to the Greeks on the battlefield?

5. How do Diomedes and Glaukos seal their friendship?

(see the answer key)

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