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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zeus take his eyes off the battlefield after the Trojans have driven the Greeks to their ships?
(a) Because he thinks no one will disobey him.
(b) He has other places to be concerned about.
(c) He is no longer concerned about the battle.
(d) Hera and Athena pursuade him to leave the battle alone.

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

3. Apollo reminds Patroclus of what?
(a) That it is not his fate to kill Hector.
(b) That it is not his fate to take the city of Troy.
(c) That it is not his fate to die this day.
(d) That it is not his fate to destroy Paris.

4. What do Athena and Poseidon urge Achilles to do after he has angered the river god?
(a) Focus on saving the Greek forces.
(b) Focus on the war.
(c) Focus on pushing the battle to Troy.
(d) Focus on preventing more Greek ships from dying.

5. Apollo grants what protection to Hector's corpse?
(a) Protection from the effects of the sun.
(b) Protection from insects.
(c) Protection from burning.
(d) Protection from decay.

6. Why does Apollo make Achilles chase him all over the plain?
(a) To give the Trojans time to collect their dead.
(b) To give the Trojans time to enter the city.
(c) To give the Trojans time to help their women and children flee.
(d) To give the Trojans time to make their walls stronger.

7. Achilles kills so many men in the river, that he angers what god?
(a) Hephaestus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Xanthus.
(d) Siemios.

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

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

10. After Hector has died, and is being dragged behind Achilles' chariot, who utters a lament for Hector?
(a) Andromena.
(b) Andromache.
(c) Helen.
(d) Karissia.

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

12. What does Achilles keep from Patroclus?
(a) His favorite bow and arrows.
(b) His favorite spear.
(c) His favorite sword.
(d) His armor.

13. What does Apollo forbid Hector to do when fighting Achilles after Patroclus has died?
(a) Fight Achilles on a hillside.
(b) Fight Achilles alone.
(c) Fight Achilles with swords.
(d) Fight Achilles in battle.

14. After Patroclus is sent to the fighting by Achilles, Achilles asks what of Zeus?
(a) For no more Greek ships to be burned.
(b) For Patroclus' success and safety.
(c) For the Greeks' success and safety.
(d) For Patroclus to be unharmed.

15. Who wins the spear throwing event in the Funeral Games?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Ajax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thetis advise Achilles to do?

2. Who wins the armor of Achilles?

3. Who is sent to King Priam to tell him that he can ransom his son's body?

4. Ajax wounds Hector with what?

5. Who's withdrawal weakens the Trojan army?

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