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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?
(a) She does not want to be a widow and her son an orphan.
(b) She does not want to live without him.
(c) She does not want him to kill any more Greeks.
(d) She wants him to take over for Paris.

2. In Achilles' absence, who is the Greek's best warrior?
(a) Pandaros.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Aineas.

3. What does Agamemnon sacrifice to Zeus in Book 2?
(a) A fat sheep.
(b) A fat cow.
(c) A fat ox.
(d) A fat pig.

4. What is the challenge Paris issues to the Greeks on the battlefield?
(a) For any Greek warrior to kill him with an arrow.
(b) For the Greeks to reclaim Helen.
(c) For any Greek warrior to steal Helen from him.
(d) For any Greek warrior to fight him in man-to-man combat.

5. Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?
(a) Athena.
(b) Helena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Hera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recommends that both sides take a break from the war to bury their dead?

2. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?

3. Which god does Hera ask to help the Greeks when she sees the Greeks are overwhelmed?

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

5. Who is Achilles' mother?

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