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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 want Helen to go back home.
(b) That they should back down because the gods will make the weather bad for fighting.
(c) That they should back down because the gods will curse them.
(d) That they should back down because the gods are assisting their enemies.

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

3. What do the Trojans do to the Greek ships after Hector has had strength breathed into him by a god?
(a) Destroy them.
(b) Set fire to them.
(c) Sink them.
(d) Send them out to sea.

4. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?
(a) The town square.
(b) The gardens.
(c) The city walls.
(d) The palace.

5. Who's withdrawal weakens the Trojan army?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hector.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hector do when the Trojans are forced to retreat?

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

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

4. What is stolen from the Thracian camp when the Greek spies find the Thracian camp?

5. What emotion causes Agamemnon to have a change of heart towards Achilles?

(see the answer key)

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