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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zeus send as a sign that he has heard Agamemnon when Hector is on the verge of burning the Greek ships?
(a) An eagle carrying an olive branch.
(b) An eagle carrying a deer.
(c) An eagle carrying a lamb.
(d) An eagle carrying an ox.

2. Where does Achilles watch the battle from?
(a) A hilltop.
(b) His ship.
(c) The back of the army.
(d) The city walls.

3. Who is Aphrodite's mother?
(a) Dione.
(b) A mortal.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

4. Nestor reminds the men that they have not accomplished what goal?
(a) Reclaiming Helen.
(b) Conquering Troy.
(c) Bringing glory to their king.
(d) Siezing the treasures of Troy.

5. What does Paris decide to do to end the fighting?
(a) To return all the possessions he took from the Greeks, including Helen.
(b) To return all the possessions he took from the Greeks, along with some gifts.
(c) To give Helen back to the Greeks.
(d) To give the Greeks gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god or goddess helps the Trojans in Book 4?

2. After Zeus sends the goddess of Hate down to the Greeks, what does he send Iris to tell Hector?

3. Who is Zeus' wife?

4. Who is Achilles' mother?

5. How does Helen entertain King Priam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Athena's interference in the truce between the Trojans and the Greeks cause?

2. How are Hector and his wife different from Helen and Paris?

3. In Book 6, what is an example of the mercilessness of the Greeks?

4. In Book 2, was Zeus' plan for Agamemnon successful?

5. Why does Zeus want in return for Hera's interfering in the war?

6. What do Odysseus and Diomedes do with the information they gain from the Trojan spy?

7. What do Hera and Athena promise Zeus, when Zeus notices their preparations for intervention in the war?

8. In Book 7, who decides the fighting should end and how do they plan that end?

9. In Book 3, what is one emotion that Helen might be feeling, and why?

10. How do the Trojans successfully attack the wall the Greeks have built?

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