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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. Who is Aphrodite's mother?
(a) Hera.
(b) A mortal.
(c) Dione.
(d) Athena.
2. The book opens during what year of the Trojan War?
(a) The eleventh year.
(b) The fifth year.
(c) The first year.
(d) The tenth year.
3. What is Thetis?
(a) Sea nymph.
(b) Demi-goddess.
(c) Mortal.
(d) Goddess.
4. How does Aphrodite flee the battle in Book 5?
(a) She borrows horses from Ares.
(b) She borrows horses from Helen.
(c) She borrows horses from Apollo.
(d) She borrows horses from Zeus.
5. What is the eagle carrying when it appears as a sign as the Trojans are trying to cross the ditch on foot?
(a) A deer.
(b) A lamb.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A red snake.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who calls Agamemnon greedy for profit and shameless?
2. Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?
3. What does Zeus suggest to Agamemnon in a dream in order to trick him?
4. Who kills Adrestos?
5. Who speaks to the Greek soldiers to convince them to stay and fight when Agamemnon is telling them to go home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Achilles' two possible destinies according to his mother?
2. Where does Achilles sit in sorrow, and what happens as a result?
3. What is the difference between the stance of the gods and the stance of the Trojan and Greek armies in Book 4?
4. In Book 7, who decides the fighting should end and how do they plan that end?
5. After the Trojans retreat to the city, why does Hector ask for sacrifices to the gods?
6. What is the interpretation of the eagle and the snake that Hector does not like?
7. In Book 6, what is an example of the mercilessness of the Greeks?
8. In the beginning of Book 10, what happens when the Trojan and Greek spies meet?
9. Who does Nestor blame for the Greek's current state of affairs, and what is his suggestion?
10. What do Odysseus and Diomedes do with the information they gain from the Trojan spy?
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