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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How is Hector inspired in his plan to stop the fighting?
(a) Helenos told him of the gods' plan because he overheard the gods.
(b) Zeus sent it to him in a dream.
(c) Helenos told him of the gods' plan as a prophecy.
(d) Hector prayed about it and was told this was his answer.

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

5. Who does Helen sit next to when watching Paris taking part in the duel on the battlefield?
(a) King Agamemnon.
(b) King Priam.
(c) King Pyliam.
(d) King Ageneneis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ajax wounds Hector with what?

2. Who does Poseidon disguise himself as when he appears to the Greeks after Zeus has taken his eyes off the battlefield?

3. How does Helen entertain King Priam?

4. What is one of Achilles' possible destinies?

5. Achilles' mother is the daughter of which god?

(see the answer key)

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