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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Achilles' mother is the daughter of which god?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Ares.

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

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

4. Who tells the gods about Zeus' plan?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Athena.
(c) Helen.
(d) Hera.

5. Who does Poseidon disguise himself as when he appears to the Greeks after Zeus has taken his eyes off the battlefield?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Kalchas.
(d) Zeus.

6. Who does Zeus send to Achilles with ambrosia?
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Hera.

7. What does Hera do to Poseidon?
(a) Asks him to keep interfering.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Tells him she is going to tell Zeus of his disobedience.
(d) Puts him into a deep sleep.

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

9. What does Xanthos promise Achilles?
(a) To fight with strength.
(b) To return him to the Greeks.
(c) To always stand by his side.
(d) To keep him safe this time.

10. Achilles tells Patroclus that he is not fighting because of what?
(a) Agamemnon's actions in the matter of Briseis.
(b) The prophecy his mother told him.
(c) He does not want to die.
(d) The prophecy Kalchas made.

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

12. What are Patroclus' horses doing after Patroclus dies while there is a fight over his body?
(a) Weeping over his death.
(b) Running away from the battle.
(c) Standing guard over Patroclus' body
(d) Getting killed by the Trojans.

13. Who is the first Trojan to see Achilles approach the city gates?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hector .
(c) King Priam.
(d) Aegnor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Apollo reminds Patroclus of what?

2. What do the Trojans do to the Greek ships after Hector has had strength breathed into him by a god?

3. Who is sent as a messenger to tell Achilles the gods are angry with him for the continued humiliation of Hector's body?

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

5. Patroclus leaves Eurypylos to go to whom?

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