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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the priest that Achilles calls upon to see what must be done to appease Apollo?
(a) Kalchas.
(b) Chryses.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Aias.

2. Who does Helen sit next to when watching Paris taking part in the duel on the battlefield?
(a) King Agamemnon.
(b) King Ageneneis.
(c) King Pyliam.
(d) King Priam.

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

4. What does Diomedes say to his companions?
(a) That they should back down because the gods want Helen to go back home.
(b) That they should back down because the gods will curse them.
(c) That they should back down because the gods are assisting their enemies.
(d) That they should back down because the gods will make the weather bad for fighting.

5. Who joins forces with the Greeks to even the odds against Ares?
(a) Hera and Aphrodite.
(b) Apollo and Athena.
(c) Hera and Athena.
(d) Aphrodite and Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Zeus awake at night in the beginning of Book 2?

2. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?

3. What are Zeus, Hera, and Athena arguing about on Mount Olympus after the divine intervention in Paris' duel?

4. What about Helen angers Aphrodite in Book 3?

5. Which Greek man is chosen to fight Hector after Nestor shames them?

(see the answer key)

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