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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Achilles send to get information on the war?
(a) No one.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Patroclus.
(d) Nestor.

3. What does Agamemnon sacrifice to Zeus in Book 2?
(a) A fat ox.
(b) A fat pig.
(c) A fat cow.
(d) A fat sheep.

4. What goddess gives the horses a voice?
(a) Thetis.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Aphrodite.

5. Who does Zeus send down to the Greeks to stir up the battle?
(a) Lust.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hate.
(d) Ares.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Achilles' mother ask him to wait for?

2. What does Hera do to Poseidon?

3. What will Pandaros get if he follows the advice of Athena and causes more fighting?

4. What does Poulydamas suggest to Hector?

5. What does Paris decide to do to end the fighting?

(see the answer key)

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