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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Athena and Poseidon urge Achilles to do after he has angered the river god?
(a) Focus on preventing more Greek ships from dying.
(b) Focus on saving the Greek forces.
(c) Focus on the war.
(d) Focus on pushing the battle to Troy.

2. Who wins the spear throwing event in the Funeral Games?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Diomedes.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Ajax.

3. What objects are sacrificed before the duel in Book 3 between Paris and his competition?
(a) Oxen.
(b) Lambs.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Geese.

4. What prevents Diomedes from killing Glaukos?
(a) They realize they are on the same side.
(b) They realize they are relatives.
(c) The gods interfere.
(d) Their ancestors were friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Zeus' wife?

2. Who is the wise leader from Pylos who tries to stop Achilles and Agamemnon from arguing?

3. What did the Greeks build without Poseidon's permission?

4. What does Paris decide to do to end the fighting?

5. Who is Aphrodite's mother?

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