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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which Greek man's death is foretold by Zeus to Hera?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Patroclus
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Menelaus.

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

4. What does Achilles keep from Patroclus?
(a) His favorite bow and arrows.
(b) His favorite spear.
(c) His favorite sword.
(d) His armor.

5. What is Diomedes allowed to do to Aphrodite if necessary?
(a) Talk to her.
(b) Stab her.
(c) Warn her away.
(d) Spear her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Adrestos?

2. Who must breathe strength into Hector?

3. Where do the Greeks retreat to?

4. What is one of Achilles' possible destinies?

5. Who does Poseidon disguise himself as when he appears to the Greeks after Zeus has taken his eyes off the battlefield?

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