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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?
(a) She wants him to take over for Paris.
(b) She does not want to live without him.
(c) She does not want him to kill any more Greeks.
(d) She does not want to be a widow and her son an orphan.

2. How do Diomedes and Glaukos seal their friendship?
(a) By trading swords.
(b) By praying together to the gods.
(c) By trading armor.
(d) By trading horses.

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

4. Where is the eagle injured?
(a) Chest and throat.
(b) Chest and neck.
(c) Neck and stomach.
(d) Head and chest.

5. What does Hector do when the Trojans are forced to retreat?
(a) Goes into the city and gives a speech to the elders and women.
(b) Goes into the city and asks the elders and women to pray to the gods.
(c) Goes into the city and asks the elders and women to evacuate.
(d) Goes into the city and asks the elders and women to sacrifice to the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the fire god?

2. What frightens Hector's son?

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

4. Where does Hector find Paris after the Trojans are forced to retreat?

5. What prevents Diomedes from killing Glaukos?

(see the answer key)

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