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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Zeus and Hera come to an agreement on Mount Olympus, who is sent to stir the men up to battle?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Ares.
(c) Athena.
(d) Poseidon.

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

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

4. What does lifting the veil from Diomedes' eyes allow him to do?
(a) See the gods whenever he wants.
(b) See the gods during sacrifices.
(c) See the gods on Mount Olympus.
(d) See the gods when they are helping the enemy.

5. Nestor reminds the men that they have not accomplished what goal?
(a) Conquering Troy.
(b) Bringing glory to their king.
(c) Siezing the treasures of Troy.
(d) Reclaiming Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides the violence should end?

2. Who joins forces with the Greeks to even the odds against Ares?

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

4. What warning does Athena give Diomedes after she lifts the veil from his eyes?

5. Why do the men gather down by their vessels at the end of Book 2?

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