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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reminds Achilles that his fate is to die under the Trojan walls?
(a) Patroclus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Kalchas.
(d) Thetis.

2. Why does Poseidon interfere again?
(a) Because Amphimachos is killed by Hector.
(b) Because Hector is his grandson.
(c) Because Poseidon doesn't like Zeus.
(d) Because Hector prays to Poseidon.

3. Achilles' mother is the daughter of which god?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Ares.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

4. Which two Greeks carry Patroclus's body out of the battlefield and to the ships after Patroclus dies?
(a) Menelaus and Diomedes.
(b) Menelaus and Agamemnon.
(c) Menelaus and Antilochos.
(d) Menelaus and Ajax.

5. Patroclus tells Hector that Hector gained victory because?
(a) Zeus and Apollo gave it to him.
(b) Zeus gave it to him.
(c) The gods gave it to him.
(d) Apollo gave it to him.

6. What does Hermes do in the night to King Priam while he is in the Greek camp to ransom Hector's body?
(a) Wakes him up to get him to return home.
(b) Delievers a message from the gods in his dreams.
(c) Wakes him up to prevent his death.
(d) Delivers a message from the gods.

7. What weapon does Ajax carry?
(a) A long sword.
(b) A long spear.
(c) A large stone.
(d) A bow and arrow.

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

9. What does Zeus tell the divinities on Mount Olympus when he summons them after Achilles returns to the fighting?
(a) They must remember to not disobey him.
(b) They may not interfere in the battle.
(c) They can interfere only when Achilles is fighting.
(d) They can interfere any way they want.

10. What goddess gives the horses a voice?
(a) Athena.
(b) Hera.
(c) Thetis.
(d) Aphrodite.

11. During the fighting that occurs after the Greeks are driven to their ships by the Trojans, what inspires Menelaus to fight valiantly?
(a) The death of Hector.
(b) The success of other men.
(c) The ability to rescue Helen.
(d) The gods.

12. After Patroclus is sent to the fighting by Achilles, Achilles asks what of Zeus?
(a) For no more Greek ships to be burned.
(b) For the Greeks' success and safety.
(c) For Patroclus to be unharmed.
(d) For Patroclus' success and safety.

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

14. What does Xanthos promise Achilles?
(a) To always stand by his side.
(b) To keep him safe this time.
(c) To fight with strength.
(d) To return him to the Greeks.

15. Who does Zeus send to Achilles with ambrosia?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Hera.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Achilles tell his mother he is going to do in response to Patroclus' death?

2. What does Achilles keep from Patroclus?

3. What happens to Patroclus' horses?

4. What does Zeus hope will make Achilles so angry that he will kill Hector?

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

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