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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. Apollo grants what protection to Hector's corpse?
(a) Protection from the effects of the sun.
(b) Protection from decay.
(c) Protection from insects.
(d) Protection from burning.

2. Who is sent to King Priam to tell him that he can ransom his son's body?
(a) Iris.
(b) Thetis.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Aphrodite.

3. Aphrodite anoints Hectors corpse with what?
(a) Poppy immortal oil.
(b) Lavender immortal oil.
(c) Olive immortal oil.
(d) Rose immortal oil.

4. Who does Zeus send to Achilles with ambrosia?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Athena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Hera.

5. Who wins the armor of Achilles?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Menelaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Achilles decide to kill to avenge Patroclus?

2. What does Hector beg to have happen with his body?

3. Who saves Hector from being killed?

4. What does Athena do to Achilles?

5. Why does Poseidon interfere again?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Thetis tell Achilles when she is sent with a message from the gods?

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

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

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

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

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

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