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

2. Who alerts the Trojans to King Priam's return?
(a) Aleanna.
(b) Paris.
(c) Helen.
(d) Cassandra.

3. What weapon does Ajax carry?
(a) A large stone.
(b) A bow and arrow.
(c) A long sword.
(d) A long spear.

4. Who delivers the news of Patroclus' death to Achilles?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Antilochos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Patroclus is sent to the fighting by Achilles, Achilles asks what of Zeus?

2. Ajax wounds Hector with what?

3. What instructions does Achilles give to his horses?

4. After Patroclus has been avenged, who appears to Achilles in a dream to remind him of his fate?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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