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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who recommends that both sides take a break from the war to bury their dead?
(a) Paris.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Hector.

2. What is Helen weaving when she is visited by a divine messenger?
(a) A blue wall hanging with scenes from the war.
(b) A red wall hanging with scenes from the war.
(c) A blue robe with scenes from the war.
(d) A red robe with scenes from the war.

3. Who opposes the speech which encourages the Greeks to fight after Agamemnon tells them to go home?
(a) Thersites.
(b) Phyrous.
(c) Hera.
(d) Nestor.

4. Which god or goddess protects Paris during the challenge that he issued to the Greeks on the battlefield?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Apollo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hector inspired in his plan to stop the fighting?

2. What does Pandaros do to Menelaus in order to break the truce between the Greeks and the Trojans?

3. Nestor reminds the men that they have not accomplished what goal?

4. Who does King Priam blame for the war?

5. Why do the men gather down by their vessels at the end of Book 2?

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