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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Xanthos promise Achilles?
(a) To return him to the Greeks.
(b) To keep him safe this time.
(c) To fight with strength.
(d) To always stand by his side.

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

3. Who goes and spies on the Greek camp?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Dolon.
(c) Makatos.
(d) Hector.

4. What does Zeus send as a sign that he has heard Agamemnon when Hector is on the verge of burning the Greek ships?
(a) An eagle carrying an ox.
(b) An eagle carrying an olive branch.
(c) An eagle carrying a lamb.
(d) An eagle carrying a deer.

5. Who is the first man who offers to fight Hector when Hector challenges the Greeks to a duel so that the fighting can end??
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Aias.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Achilles tells Patroclus that he is not fighting because of what?

2. Which god or goddess do the Greek spies make an offering to after returning safely to the Greek camp?

3. Apollo reminds Patroclus of what?

4. Patroclus wears what that belongs to Achilles?

5. What is the challenge Paris issues to the Greeks on the battlefield?

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