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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phoenix is what to Achilles?
(a) A friend.
(b) A brother.
(c) A cousin.
(d) A family retainer.

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 humiliate Agamemnon.
(c) He is planning on how to win the war for the Trojans.
(d) He is planning on how to bring honor to Achilles.

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

4. Who does Athena disguise herself as?
(a) Helen.
(b) A Trojan man.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A goddess.

5. Who recommends that both sides take a break from the war to bury their dead?
(a) Hector.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Paris.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the response of the god to Hera's request for him to help the Greeks?

2. What does Diomedes say to his companions?

3. How is Hector inspired in his plan to stop the fighting?

4. Who prophesies that the Greeks will win the war against the Trojans in ten years?

5. Who is urging Paris to return to the battlefield?

(see the answer key)

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