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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instructions does Achilles give to his horses?
(a) To prevent any Trojans from stopping him.
(b) To return him to the Greeks when he is done fighting.
(c) To return him home when he is done fighting.
(d) To run over any Trojans in his way.

2. What gates of Troy will Paris and Apollo be waiting for Achilles at, according to Hector?
(a) The Olympian gates.
(b) The Athenian gates.
(c) The west gates.
(d) The Scaean gates.

3. How many men does Achilles decide to kill to avenge Patroclus?
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

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

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

6. How long does Achilles hold the Greek army back so Priam can bury Hector?
(a) Nine days.
(b) Twelve days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Eleven days.

7. Patroclus leaves Eurypylos to go to whom?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

9. Hera injures what god?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Athena.
(d) Apollo.

10. Who kills Hector?
(a) Demedos.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Athena.
(d) Agamemnon.

11. What do the Trojans do to the Greek ships after Hector has had strength breathed into him by a god?
(a) Destroy them.
(b) Set fire to them.
(c) Send them out to sea.
(d) Sink them.

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

13. Who must breathe strength into Hector?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Poseidon.

14. Who does Apollo disguise himself as in order to delay Achilles from fighting Hector?
(a) Lycaon, son of King Priam.
(b) Lycaon, son of King Agamemnon.
(c) Lycaon, son of King Troy.
(d) Lycaon, son of Zeus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeus hope will make Achilles so angry that he will kill Hector?

2. Who is the first Trojan to see Achilles approach the city gates?

3. What does Athena do to Achilles?

4. Patroclus tells Hector that Hector gained victory because?

5. Why does Menelaus think Achilles will not come to fight?

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