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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 any Greek warrior to steal Helen from him.
(c) For any Greek warrior to fight him in man-to-man combat.
(d) For the Greeks to reclaim Helen.

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

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

4. Who does Athena disguise herself as?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A Trojan man.
(c) A goddess.
(d) Helen.

5. Who recommends that both sides take a break from the war to bury their dead?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hector.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides the violence should end?

2. According to Zeus, who wins the duel between Paris and his Greek competitor on the battlefield?

3. Who must breathe strength into Hector?

4. After Zeus and Hera come to an agreement on Mount Olympus, who is sent to stir the men up to battle?

5. Why does Phoenix burst into tears after Achilles' speach?

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