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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who answers Paris' challenge to the Greeks on the battlefield?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Hector.
(c) Priam.
(d) Menelaus.

2. Why does Poseidon interfere again?
(a) Because Poseidon doesn't like Zeus.
(b) Because Hector is his grandson.
(c) Because Amphimachos is killed by Hector.
(d) Because Hector prays to Poseidon.

3. What is listed in Book 2?
(a) The gods and which side they are on.
(b) The names of the nobles fighting.
(c) The troops and their ships.
(d) The names of the troops.

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

5. Which two Greeks carry Patroclus's body out of the battlefield and to the ships after Patroclus dies?
(a) Menelaus and Agamemnon.
(b) Menelaus and Antilochos.
(c) Menelaus and Ajax.
(d) Menelaus and Diomedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Agamemnon offers gifts in repentance to Achilles, where does Achilles tell Agamemnon their attention should be?

2. Who goes and spies on the Greek camp?

3. After Apollo intervenes, who confronts Achilles first?

4. Before Pandaros' actions cause more fighting, what are the Greeks and Trojans close to doing?

5. Which Greek man is chosen to fight Hector after Nestor shames them?

(see the answer key)

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