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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) Agamemnon.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Nestor.

2. What are the two sides in the war?
(a) The Spartans and the Greeks.
(b) The Greeks and the Trojans.
(c) The Creteans and the Trojans.
(d) The Trojans and the Spartans.

3. What god or goddess helps the Trojans in Book 4?
(a) Athena.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hera.
(d) Zeus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Helen weaving when she is visited by a divine messenger?

2. Who does Athena disguise herself as?

3. Who does King Priam blame for the war?

4. Why does Hector chastise Paris when he finds Paris with the troops and not preparing to meet his challenger from the Greek army?

5. What does Paris promise to Hector when Hector finds him after the Trojans retreat to the city?

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