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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which god or goddess protects Paris during the challenge that he issued to the Greeks on the battlefield?
(a) Hera.
(b) Athena.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Aphrodite.

2. Who demands that the Trojans concede victory to the Greeks and return Helen?
(a) Menelaus
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Priam.
(d) Achilles.

3. 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 olive branch.
(b) An eagle carrying an ox.
(c) An eagle carrying a lamb.
(d) An eagle carrying a deer.

4. Who does Hector pray to for his son to be a great ruler?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Athena.
(c) Ares.
(d) Zeus.

5. What warning does Athena give Diomedes after she lifts the veil from his eyes?
(a) Not to anger the gods.
(b) Not to talk to the gods.
(c) Not to do battle with the immortals.
(d) Not to interfere with the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Helen entertain King Priam?

2. What is one of Achilles' possible destinies?

3. What does Agamemnon sacrifice to Zeus in Book 2?

4. Who decides the violence should end?

5. How does Aphrodite flee the battle in Book 5?

(see the answer key)

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