View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aphrodite anoints Hectors corpse with what?
(a) Olive immortal oil.
(b) Rose immortal oil.
(c) Lavender immortal oil.
(d) Poppy immortal oil.

2. What does Zeus suggest to Agamemnon in a dream in order to trick him?
(a) That the Greeks will beat the Trojans in the war.
(b) That the Greeks will rescue Helen in the next battle.
(c) That the Greeks will gain lots of treaures from Troy.
(d) That the Greeks will be victorious over the Trojans in the next batttle.

3. What emotion causes Agamemnon to have a change of heart towards Achilles?
(a) A desire to win.
(b) A desire to get Helen back.
(c) Humility towards the gods.
(d) Humility over his army's losses.

4. Who is Hera's messenger to Achilles?
(a) She goes herself.
(b) Athena.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Iris.

5. Why do the mortals end up fighting without the gods?
(a) The gods didn't like all the fighting.
(b) The gods had bigger problems.
(c) The gods left the battle to keep things even.
(d) The gods got annoyed with the mortals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Diomedes when he is injured by Pandaros?

2. Who does Helen sit next to when watching Paris taking part in the duel on the battlefield?

3. What will Pandaros get if he follows the advice of Athena and causes more fighting?

4. Who demands that the Trojans concede victory to the Greeks and return Helen?

5. Where is the eagle injured?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 259 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample