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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does lifting the veil from Diomedes' eyes allow him to do?
(a) See the gods during sacrifices.
(b) See the gods on Mount Olympus.
(c) See the gods whenever he wants.
(d) See the gods when they are helping the enemy.

2. Who does King Priam blame for the war?
(a) The Greeks.
(b) Helen.
(c) The gods.
(d) Paris.

3. Who is Ares?
(a) The god of war.
(b) The god of the Greeks.
(c) The god of archers.
(d) The god of horses.

4. What does Diomedes say to his companions?
(a) That they should back down because the gods will make the weather bad for fighting.
(b) That they should back down because the gods want Helen to go back home.
(c) That they should back down because the gods are assisting their enemies.
(d) That they should back down because the gods will curse them.

5. What is Helen weaving when she is visited by a divine messenger?
(a) A blue robe with scenes from the war.
(b) A blue wall hanging with scenes from the war.
(c) A red wall hanging with scenes from the war.
(d) A red robe with scenes from the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opposes the speech which encourages the Greeks to fight after Agamemnon tells them to go home?

2. Who does Helen sit next to when watching Paris taking part in the duel on the battlefield?

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

4. Why is Zeus awake at night in the beginning of Book 2?

5. Who prophesies that the Greeks will win the war against the Trojans in ten years?

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