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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What god or goddess helps the Trojans in Book 4?
(a) Hera.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athena.
(d) Zeus.

2. What does Paris decide to do to end the fighting?
(a) To return all the possessions he took from the Greeks, along with some gifts.
(b) To return all the possessions he took from the Greeks, including Helen.
(c) To give Helen back to the Greeks.
(d) To give the Greeks gifts.

3. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?
(a) The gardens.
(b) The palace.
(c) The city walls.
(d) The town square.

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

5. Who are the two beautiful women that are captured as war prizes?
(a) Olysis and Banalis.
(b) Atheanna and Kristianna.
(c) Chryseis and Briseis.
(d) Charmis and Braeisis.

6. Who recommends that both sides take a break from the war to bury their dead?
(a) Paris.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Hector.
(d) Nestor.

7. Who is Zeus' wife?
(a) Thetis.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Hera.
(d) Helen.

8. Who is urging Paris to return to the battlefield?
(a) Hector.
(b) Helen and Hector.
(c) His mother.
(d) Helen.

9. Who demands that the Trojans concede victory to the Greeks and return Helen?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Menelaus
(d) Priam.

10. Who speaks to the Greek soldiers to convince them to stay and fight when Agamemnon is telling them to go home?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Hera.
(d) Odysseus.

11. Why do the men gather down by their vessels at the end of Book 2?
(a) To stir up the war god.
(b) To go home.
(c) To get ready to fight.
(d) To prove their loyalty.

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

13. What is the response of the god to Hera's request for him to help the Greeks?
(a) No, he will not disobey Zeus.
(b) No, he doesn't like the Greeks.
(c) No, he doesn't want to help Hera.
(d) No, he isn't interested.

14. What is Diomedes allowed to do to Aphrodite if necessary?
(a) Talk to her.
(b) Warn her away.
(c) Stab her.
(d) Spear her.

15. What warning does Athena give Diomedes after she lifts the veil from his eyes?
(a) Not to interfere with the gods.
(b) Not to anger the gods.
(c) Not to do battle with the immortals.
(d) Not to talk to the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hector chastise Paris when he finds Paris with the troops and not preparing to meet his challenger from the Greek army?

2. Why does Phoenix burst into tears after Achilles' speach?

3. What is the eagle carrying when it appears as a sign as the Trojans are trying to cross the ditch on foot?

4. Who prophesies that the Greeks will win the war against the Trojans in ten years?

5. What does Agamemnon sacrifice to Zeus in Book 2?

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