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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. Hera injures what god?
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Poseidon.

2. What instructions does Achilles give to his horses?
(a) To return him home when he is done fighting.
(b) To return him to the Greeks when he is done fighting.
(c) To run over any Trojans in his way.
(d) To prevent any Trojans from stopping him.

3. What do the Trojans do to the Greek ships after Hector has had strength breathed into him by a god?
(a) Send them out to sea.
(b) Destroy them.
(c) Set fire to them.
(d) Sink them.

4. Who does Poseidon appear to?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) The Trojans.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) The two Ajaxes.

5. Who is the first Trojan to see Achilles approach the city gates?
(a) Aegnor.
(b) Paris.
(c) King Priam.
(d) Hector .

Short Answer Questions

1. What goddess gives the horses a voice?

2. Who does Apollo disguise himself as in order to delay Achilles from fighting Hector?

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

4. Who's withdrawal weakens the Trojan army?

5. Who does Zeus send to Achilles with ambrosia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Achilles' mother sad when she speaks to Achilles after Patroclus' death?

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

6. What gift does Achilles' mother bring him before he goes to fight?

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

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

9. What are the gods doing in Book 21 while the mortals are fighting a battle?

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

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