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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who joins forces with the Greeks to even the odds against Ares?
(a) Apollo and Athena.
(b) Hera and Athena.
(c) Hera and Aphrodite.
(d) Aphrodite and Apollo.

2. Why does Phoenix burst into tears after Achilles' speach?
(a) For fear of the future of Achilles.
(b) For fear of the future of the Trojans.
(c) For fear of the future.
(d) For fear of the future of the Greeks.

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

4. Who is urging Paris to return to the battlefield?
(a) His mother.
(b) Hector.
(c) Helen.
(d) Helen and Hector.

5. Why does Menelaus think Achilles will not come to fight?
(a) Because Achilles is in mourning for Patroclus.
(b) Because Achilles doesn't like Agamemnon.
(c) Because Achilles has no armor.
(d) Because Achilles swore not to fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Trojans do to the Greek ships after Hector has had strength breathed into him by a god?

2. What is one of Achilles' possible destinies?

3. What does Helen challenge Paris to do?

4. Which god or goddess protects Paris during the challenge that he issued to the Greeks on the battlefield?

5. Who prophesies that the Greeks will win the war against the Trojans in ten years?

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