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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens Hector's son?
(a) The noise of his armor.
(b) His sword.
(c) The plume on his helmet.
(d) The sounds of battle.

2. What does Athena do to Achilles?
(a) Makes him more visible with a bright star over his head.
(b) Makes him more visible by shining the sun on him.
(c) Makes him more visible with a cloud of fire over his head.
(d) Makes him more visible with a shining sun over his head.

3. What does Achilles tell his mother he is going to do in response to Patroclus' death?
(a) Avenge Patroclus and kill Hector.
(b) Avenge Patroclus and kill the Trojans.
(c) Enter the fighting because he should have been there
(d) Enter the fighting to end the war.

4. What does Paris promise to Hector when Hector finds him after the Trojans retreat to the city?
(a) To keep Hector's son safe.
(b) To prevent Hector's son from dying.
(c) To direct the fighting from the walls.
(d) To return to the fighting.

5. Who is Hera's messenger to Achilles?
(a) Artemis.
(b) She goes herself.
(c) Athena.
(d) Iris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?

2. When do the Trojans finally break through the wall?

3. How do Diomedes and Glaukos seal their friendship?

4. Who kills Adrestos?

5. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?

(see the answer key)

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