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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which god or goddess do the Greek spies make an offering to after returning safely to the Greek camp?
(a) Hera.
(b) Ares.
(c) Athena.
(d) Zeus.

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

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

4. What do the Greek spies do with the Trojan spy's information?
(a) Find the Thacrian camp and take prisoners to get more information
(b) Find the Thacrian camp and kill everyone they can
(c) Go back to their camp and make a plan
(d) Go back to their camp and do nothing

5. Who prophesies that the Greeks will win the war against the Trojans in ten years?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Kalchas.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Agamemnon.

6. What does Agamemnon sacrifice to Zeus in Book 2?
(a) A fat ox.
(b) A fat cow.
(c) A fat sheep.
(d) A fat pig.

7. Who opposes the speech which encourages the Greeks to fight after Agamemnon tells them to go home?
(a) Thersites.
(b) Hera.
(c) Phyrous.
(d) Nestor.

8. How does Helen entertain King Priam?
(a) She tells him stories of her life before Paris.
(b) She makes fun of the men fighting.
(c) She points out Greek warriors she remembers.
(d) She tells him jokes.

9. The book opens during what year of the Trojan War?
(a) The eleventh year.
(b) The first year.
(c) The tenth year.
(d) The fifth year.

10. Who intervenes to prevent the soldiers from deserting Agamemnon?
(a) Athena and Helen.
(b) Hera and Artemis.
(c) Athena and Hera.
(d) Athena and Artemis.

11. What does Helen challenge Paris to do?
(a) Fight honorably to keep her.
(b) Go back and fight for her honor.
(c) Go back and finish fighting Menelaus.
(d) Fight without the gods' help.

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

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

14. What does Diomedes say to his companions?
(a) That they should back down because the gods are assisting their enemies.
(b) That they should back down because the gods will curse them.
(c) That they should back down because the gods want Helen to go back home.
(d) That they should back down because the gods will make the weather bad for fighting.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What god or goddess helps the Trojans in Book 4?

4. Where does Hector find Paris after the Trojans are forced to retreat?

5. What is the response of the god to Hera's request for him to help the Greeks?

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