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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens Hector's son?
(a) The noise of his armor.
(b) The sounds of battle.
(c) His sword.
(d) The plume on his helmet.

2. Who helps Diomedes when he is injured by Pandaros?
(a) Helena.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hera.

3. Who calls Agamemnon greedy for profit and shameless?
(a) Aias.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Achilles.

4. Who does Hector pray to for his son to be a great ruler?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Athena.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ares.

5. What is stolen from the Thracian camp when the Greek spies find the Thracian camp?
(a) The king's weapons.
(b) The king's famous horses.
(c) The king's jewels.
(d) The king.

6. Which Greek man is chosen to fight Hector after Nestor shames them?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Diomedes.

7. Nestor reminds the men that they have not accomplished what goal?
(a) Siezing the treasures of Troy.
(b) Conquering Troy.
(c) Bringing glory to their king.
(d) Reclaiming Helen.

8. Who joins forces with the Greeks to even the odds against Ares?
(a) Aphrodite and Apollo.
(b) Hera and Aphrodite.
(c) Apollo and Athena.
(d) Hera and Athena.

9. What does Zeus send as a sign that he has heard Agamemnon when Hector is on the verge of burning the Greek ships?
(a) An eagle carrying a lamb.
(b) An eagle carrying a deer.
(c) An eagle carrying an ox.
(d) An eagle carrying an olive branch.

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

11. What are Zeus, Hera, and Athena arguing about on Mount Olympus after the divine intervention in Paris' duel?
(a) They are agreeing not to interfere.
(b) They are arguing who won the war.
(c) They are arguing if Paris is a coward.
(d) They are arguing over the outcome of the duel.

12. What does Athena do to help the Greek spies after they steal from the Thracian camp?
(a) Nothing, she is forbidden to do anything by Zeuss
(b) Gives the two men a warning that they should leave the fighting so they aren't killed.
(c) Gives a warning to the two men to leave the Thacrian camp so they aren't killed.
(d) Gives a warning to the two men to leave the Thacrian camp so they aren't captured.

13. Who does Helen sit next to when watching Paris taking part in the duel on the battlefield?
(a) King Priam.
(b) King Pyliam.
(c) King Agamemnon.
(d) King Ageneneis.

14. Who accompanies Chryseis back home?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Aias.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Talthybios.

15. How does Aphrodite flee the battle in Book 5?
(a) She borrows horses from Apollo.
(b) She borrows horses from Helen.
(c) She borrows horses from Zeus.
(d) She borrows horses from Ares.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who demands that the Trojans concede victory to the Greeks and return Helen?

2. What is one of Achilles' possible destinies?

3. Who intervenes to prevent the soldiers from deserting Agamemnon?

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

5. What is Diomedes allowed to do to Aphrodite if necessary?

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