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

2. Poseidon appears to whom in order to inspire him to lead his men onto the battlefield, but stay out of range of arrows so as not to be wounded further?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Agamemnon.

3. Why does Apollo make Achilles chase him all over the plain?
(a) To give the Trojans time to enter the city.
(b) To give the Trojans time to help their women and children flee.
(c) To give the Trojans time to make their walls stronger.
(d) To give the Trojans time to collect their dead.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nestor meet with in order to discuss what to do now that they were wounded and could not fight?

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

3. Who tells the gods about Zeus' plan?

4. Patroclus leaves Eurypylos to go to whom?

5. What gates of Troy will Paris and Apollo be waiting for Achilles at, according to Hector?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the Trojans set fire to more Greek ships, what does Achilles do to help Patroclus and the Greeks?

2. What forces Hector to withdraw from the battle?

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

4. What activities follow the burial of Patroclus?

5. What is Agamemnon's state of mind in Book 14, and what is his suggestion?

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

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

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

9. Who blames the gods for the events that have taken place so far in Book 19?

10. What arguments develop upon Patroclus' death?

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