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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hera do to Poseidon?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Tells him she is going to tell Zeus of his disobedience.
(c) Puts him into a deep sleep.
(d) Asks him to keep interfering.

2. 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 Agamemnon asks to talk to Hector.
(c) To pull back until Agamemnon is wounded.
(d) To pull back until the morning.

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

4. Why does Hector say he has to fight?
(a) He needs to be a leader.
(b) He is good at fighting.
(c) It is destined by the gods.
(d) It is his responsibility.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Adrestos?

2. Where has Eurypylos been wounded

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

4. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?

5. Which god or goddess protects Paris during the challenge that he issued to the Greeks on the battlefield?

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