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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 is the fire god?
(a) Mars.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hephaestus.

2. After Agamemnon offers gifts in repentance to Achilles, where does Achilles tell Agamemnon their attention should be?
(a) On not losing the war.
(b) On killing the Trojans.
(c) On recoving Helen.
(d) On winning the war.

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

4. Who tells the gods about Zeus' plan?
(a) Helen.
(b) Hera.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.

5. After Apollo intervenes, who confronts Achilles first?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Hector.
(c) Aeneas.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hera injures what god?

2. Who must breathe strength into Hector?

3. What does Athena do to Achilles?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Patroclus killed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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