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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does King Priam blame for the war?
(a) The gods.
(b) Helen.
(c) Paris.
(d) The Greeks.

3. What does Hector beg to have happen with his body?
(a) That it be delivered to King Priam.
(b) That it be taken back to Troy.
(c) That it be delivered to his brother.
(d) That it be given to Paris.

4. After Agamemnon is stunned by Achilles' response to his offer, what does Diomedes says Achilles will do?
(a) Fight if the Greeks force him to.
(b) Fight when the time comes.
(c) Not fight for the Greeks.
(d) Fight only for himself.

5. What does Achilles tell his mother he is going to do in response to Patroclus' death?
(a) Enter the fighting to end the war.
(b) Avenge Patroclus and kill the Trojans.
(c) Avenge Patroclus and kill Hector.
(d) Enter the fighting because he should have been there

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeus forbid the other gods to do after he tells them his plan?

2. What does Zeus send as a sign that he has heard Agamemnon when Hector is on the verge of burning the Greek ships?

3. Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?

4. What is Thetis?

5. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?

(see the answer key)

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