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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen challenge Paris to do?
(a) Fight honorably to keep her.
(b) Fight without the gods' help.
(c) Go back and fight for her honor.
(d) Go back and finish fighting Menelaus.

2. Where did Hector's wife go to see if she can find him?
(a) The town square.
(b) The city walls.
(c) The gardens.
(d) The palace.

3. Why does Hector chastise Paris when he finds Paris with the troops and not preparing to meet his challenger from the Greek army?
(a) For bringing the Trojans to war and being a coward.
(b) For stealing another man's wife.
(c) For bringing the Trojans to the point of war and his selfishness for stealing another man's wife.
(d) For being a coward for not standing up and accepting his challenge.

4. What does Zeus forbid the other gods to do after he tells them his plan?
(a) From helping the mortals on either side.
(b) From talking about his plans to the mortals on either side.
(c) From visiting the mortals on either side.
(d) From accepting sacrifices from the mortals on either side.

5. How does Helen entertain King Priam?
(a) She points out Greek warriors she remembers.
(b) She tells him jokes.
(c) She tells him stories of her life before Paris.
(d) She makes fun of the men fighting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Helen weaving when she is visited by a divine messenger?

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

4. Who does Zeus send down to the Greeks to stir up the battle?

5. Who answers Paris' challenge to the Greeks on the battlefield?

(see the answer key)

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