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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ajax wounds Hector with what?
(a) A large stone.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A spear.
(d) A sword.

2. What are the two sides in the war?
(a) The Creteans and the Trojans.
(b) The Greeks and the Trojans.
(c) The Trojans and the Spartans.
(d) The Spartans and the Greeks.

3. Who suggests that Odysseus, Diomedes, and Agamemnon go to the battlefield to be seen and not fight?
(a) Diomedes.
(b) Nestor .
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Odysseus.

4. Why does Agamemnon tell the soldiers that they should give up and go home?
(a) He wants them all to go home.
(b) He is telling them his dream.
(c) He is testing their loyalty.
(d) He want. to see who really wants to fight.

5. Who is the wise leader from Pylos who tries to stop Achilles and Agamemnon from arguing?
(a) Darius.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Pylosies.
(d) Nathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god or goddess helps the Trojans in Book 4?

2. Who does Hector pray to for his son to be a great ruler?

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

4. Who is Achilles' mother?

5. Who intervenes to prevent the soldiers from deserting Agamemnon?

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