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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Patroclus wears what that belongs to Achilles?
(a) His crown.
(b) His helmet.
(c) His armor.
(d) His clothing.

2. After Apollo intervenes, who confronts Achilles first?
(a) Aeneas.
(b) Hector.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Paris.

3. Aphrodite anoints Hectors corpse with what?
(a) Olive immortal oil.
(b) Rose immortal oil.
(c) Lavender immortal oil.
(d) Poppy immortal oil.

4. Poseidon appears to whom in order to inspire him to lead his men onto the battlefield, but stay out of range of arrows so as not to be wounded further?
(a) Hector.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Paris.

5. During the fighting that occurs after the Greeks are driven to their ships by the Trojans, what inspires Menelaus to fight valiantly?
(a) The success of other men.
(b) The death of Hector.
(c) The ability to rescue Helen.
(d) The gods.

6. Who reminds Achilles that his fate is to die under the Trojan walls?
(a) Thetis.
(b) Kalchas.
(c) Patroclus.
(d) Hector.

7. Who does Athena appear to Hector disguised as?
(a) Deiphobos.
(b) Agenor.
(c) Paris.
(d) Diemirius.

8. After Patroclus has been avenged, who appears to Achilles in a dream to remind him of his fate?
(a) Hector.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Patroclus.
(d) Apollo.

9. What does Achilles tell his mother he is going to do in response to Patroclus' death?
(a) Enter the fighting to end the war.
(b) Enter the fighting because he should have been there
(c) Avenge Patroclus and kill the Trojans.
(d) Avenge Patroclus and kill Hector.

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

11. How many events are there in the funeral games?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

12. Who comes to grieve Patroclus' death with Achilles?
(a) His friends.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father .

13. Who is the fire god?
(a) Hephaestus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Mars.
(d) Apollo.

14. Apollo takes what form on the battlefield?
(a) A mortal man, Hector.
(b) A mortal man, Agenor.
(c) A mortal man, Demedious.
(d) A mortal man, Klaudius.

15. What does Athena do to Achilles?
(a) Makes him more visible with a cloud of fire over his head.
(b) Makes him more visible by shining the sun on him.
(c) Makes him more visible with a bright star over his head.
(d) Makes him more visible with a shining sun over his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was sent to the plain to guide King Priam safely through the Greek army?

2. Who tells the gods about Zeus' plan?

3. Who suggests that Odysseus, Diomedes, and Agamemnon go to the battlefield to be seen and not fight?

4. What does Thetis advise Achilles to do?

5. Who wins the armor of Achilles?

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