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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Zeus awake at night in the beginning of Book 2?
(a) He is planning on how to bring Helen home.
(b) He is planning on how to win the war for the Trojans.
(c) He is planning on how to bring honor to Achilles.
(d) He is planning on how to humiliate Agamemnon.

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

4. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?
(a) The city walls.
(b) The town square.
(c) The gardens.
(d) The palace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Zeus and Hera come to an agreement on Mount Olympus, who is sent to stir the men up to battle?

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

3. Who is Aphrodite's mother?

4. Why does Agamemnon tell the soldiers that they should give up and go home?

5. Who are the two beautiful women that are captured as war prizes?

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