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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Greeks build without Poseidon's permission?
(a) A fleet of ships.
(b) A wall in the ocean.
(c) A wall on the beach.
(d) A fort on the beach.

2. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?
(a) She does not want to be a widow and her son an orphan.
(b) She does not want him to kill any more Greeks.
(c) She wants him to take over for Paris.
(d) She does not want to live without him.

3. How many events are there in the funeral games?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

4. When do the Trojans finally break through the wall?
(a) When Hector leads them.
(b) When their horses break it down.
(c) When the wall collapses.
(d) When they see the eagle.

5. Which Greek man's death is foretold by Zeus to Hera?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Patroclus

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the mortal man responsible for the plague against the army?

2. Who goes and spies on the Greek camp?

3. Who is Hera's messenger to Achilles?

4. Who accompanies Chryseis back home?

5. Why does Agamemnon tell the soldiers that they should give up and go home?

(see the answer key)

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