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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. 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) Hera and Athena pursuade him to leave the battle alone.
(c) He is no longer concerned about the battle.
(d) He has other places to be concerned about.

2. Who comes to grieve Patroclus' death with Achilles?
(a) His friends.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father .

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

4. Who is sent as a messenger to tell Achilles the gods are angry with him for the continued humiliation of Hector's body?
(a) Athena.
(b) Iris.
(c) Hera.
(d) Thetis.

5. Who was sent to the plain to guide King Priam safely through the Greek army?
(a) Athena.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Hera.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Agamemnon offers gifts in repentance to Achilles, where does Achilles tell Agamemnon their attention should be?

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

3. What does Apollo forbid Hector to do when fighting Achilles after Patroclus has died?

4. What does Thetis advise Achilles to do?

5. Aphrodite anoints Hectors corpse with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Achilles' new understanding of suffering in Book 24?

2. When Hector returns to the fighting after being advised by Poulydamas, what does Ajax say and what sign does Hector dismiss?

3. What is the goal of Zeus' plan, as he tells it to Hera?

4. After Patroclus' death, why is Achilles feeling guilty?

5. What forces Hector to withdraw from the battle?

6. Why does Zeus allow the gods back into the battle?

7. Why does Zeus let his attention drift from the battlefield?

8. Why does pride contribute to Hector's death?

9. What god does Achilles make angry in Book 21, and what does the god do in retaliation?

10. In Book 15, while the gods are being informed of Zeus' plan, what are the Trojans and the Greeks doing?

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