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

2. Who is sent to King Priam to tell him that he can ransom his son's body?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Iris.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Thetis.

3. Apollo reminds Patroclus of what?
(a) That it is not his fate to kill Hector.
(b) That it is not his fate to die this day.
(c) That it is not his fate to destroy Paris.
(d) That it is not his fate to take the city of Troy.

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

5. Who is the fire god?
(a) Mars.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hephaestus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Apollo forbid Hector to do when fighting Achilles after Patroclus has died?

2. What weapon does Ajax carry?

3. What does Hermes do in the night to King Priam while he is in the Greek camp to ransom Hector's body?

4. What gates of Troy will Paris and Apollo be waiting for Achilles at, according to Hector?

5. What do the Trojans do to the Greek ships after Hector has had strength breathed into him by a god?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the gods doing in Book 21 while the mortals are fighting a battle?

2. In Book 15, while the gods are being informed of Zeus' plan, what are the Trojans and the Greeks doing?

3. What forces Hector to withdraw from the battle?

4. What does Achilles refuse to do until he has properly buried Patroclus?

5. What is the goal of Zeus' plan, as he tells it to Hera?

6. Why is Achilles' mother sad when she speaks to Achilles after Patroclus' death?

7. What gift does Achilles' mother bring him before he goes to fight?

8. Why does pride contribute to Hector's death?

9. What causes Achilles' new understanding of suffering in Book 24?

10. What is the difference between the actions of the gods who support the Greeks and the gods who support the Trojans in Book 20?

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