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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hector find Paris after the Trojans are forced to retreat?
(a) In the dining room with Helen.
(b) In the gardens with Helen.
(c) In his chambers with Helen.
(d) In the stables with Helen.

2. What is the eagle carrying when it appears as a sign as the Trojans are trying to cross the ditch on foot?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A red snake.
(c) A deer.
(d) A rabbit.

3. Why do the mortals end up fighting without the gods?
(a) The gods left the battle to keep things even.
(b) The gods didn't like all the fighting.
(c) The gods had bigger problems.
(d) The gods got annoyed with the mortals.

4. What does Hector do when the Trojans are forced to retreat?
(a) Goes into the city and asks the elders and women to sacrifice to the gods.
(b) Goes into the city and asks the elders and women to pray to the gods.
(c) Goes into the city and asks the elders and women to evacuate.
(d) Goes into the city and gives a speech to the elders and women.

5. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?
(a) She wants him to take over for Paris.
(b) She does not want to live without him.
(c) She does not want to be a widow and her son an orphan.
(d) She does not want him to kill any more Greeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god or goddess helps the Greeks in Book 4?

2. What about Helen angers Aphrodite in Book 3?

3. How does Helen entertain King Priam?

4. Why does Hector chastise Paris when he finds Paris with the troops and not preparing to meet his challenger from the Greek army?

5. Who recommends that both sides take a break from the war to bury their dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book 2, what do the Greek forces do to get help from the gods?

2. In Book 3, what is one emotion that Helen might be feeling, and why?

3. How do Diomedes and Glaukos end up friends?

4. In Book 2, was Zeus' plan for Agamemnon successful?

5. What are Achilles' two possible destinies according to his mother?

6. In the beginning of Book 10, what happens when the Trojan and Greek spies meet?

7. In Book 11, what happens while Achilles watches the battle from his ship?

8. What is Athena's warning to Diomedes in Book 5?

9. How does Paris' selfishness manifest itself in Book 7?

10. On his way back to the ships, what demonstrates that Patroclus has a kind heart?

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