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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens Hector's son?
(a) The sounds of battle.
(b) The noise of his armor.
(c) The plume on his helmet.
(d) His sword.

2. What promise does Zeus get from Hera?
(a) That she cannot protest if Zeus helps the other side.
(b) That she cannot protest if Zeus destroys a city that holds men dear to her.
(c) That she cannot protest if Zeus destroys a city where there is a temple to her.
(d) That she cannot protest if Zeus assures Helen's safety.

3. What will Pandaros get if he follows the advice of Athena and causes more fighting?
(a) Great honor.
(b) Great glory.
(c) A place among the kings and princes.
(d) A place among the gods.

4. What does Helen challenge Paris to do?
(a) Fight honorably to keep her.
(b) Fight without the gods' help.
(c) Go back and fight for her honor.
(d) Go back and finish fighting Menelaus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Pandaros' actions cause more fighting, what are the Greeks and Trojans close to doing?

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

3. What are the two sides in the war?

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

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

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