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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 does Apollo disguise himself as in order to delay Achilles from fighting Hector?
(a) Lycaon, son of King Agamemnon.
(b) Lycaon, son of King Priam.
(c) Lycaon, son of Zeus.
(d) Lycaon, son of King Troy.

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

3. What happens to Patroclus' horses?
(a) They run back to the ships because they fear the noise of the battle.
(b) Menelaus takes them back to the ships with Patroclus' body.
(c) Zeus breathes strength into them so they can return to the ships.
(d) The horses die.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reminds Achilles that his fate is to die under the Trojan walls?

2. What does Achilles' mother ask him to wait for?

3. Why does Zeus take his eyes off the battlefield after the Trojans have driven the Greeks to their ships?

4. Aphrodite anoints Hectors corpse with what?

5. What weapon does Ajax carry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between the actions of the gods who support the Greeks and the gods who support the Trojans in Book 20?

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

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

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

5. What does Achilles refuse to do until he has properly buried Patroclus?

6. What activities follow the burial of Patroclus?

7. After Patroclus' death, what does Zeus do when he sees Patroclus' horses mourning?

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

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

10. What does Hector tell Achilles with his last words?

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