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The Iliad: Book 16 Quiz
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1While the battle around the ships continues, Patroklos pleads with Achilles to [blank_start]be allowed to wear Achilles' armor[blank_end] and to lead the [blank_start]Myrmidons[blank_end], his troops, into battle.
- Abe allowed to wear Achilles' armor
- Bbe allowed to go home for a day
- Cbe allowed to eat lunch early
- Dchange sides in the battle
- EMyrmidons
- FMermaids
- GPolyhedrons
- HMarmosets
2While Achilles is considering the request from Patroklos, flames are seen rising from among the ships, indicating [blank_start]great success for the Trojans[blank_end].
- Agreat success for the Trojans
- Bsomeone is having a barbecue
- Cwinter is coming
- Dthe Achaeans are clumsy with matches
3Achilles consents, and Patroklos and the Myrmidons arm themselves with [blank_start]great enthusiasm[blank_end].
- Agreat enthusiasm
- Bgreat big clubs
- Ca sense of impending doom
- Dfear of the unknown
4After Achilles has addressed them and offered a libation to Zeus, he warns Patroklos to do no more than [blank_start]rescue the ships[blank_end], for if he attacks Troy, he may be killed.
- Arescue the ships
- Bbring back the wounded
- Cgo in to see how bad the damage is
- Dwatch from afar
5The Trojans are panicked by the belief that Achilles has decided to [blank_start]unleash his fury against them[blank_end], and in a short time, the addition of Achilles' fresh and well equipped regiment of Myrmidons to the Achaian army destroys the [blank_start]Trojan advantage[blank_end].
- Aunleash his fury against them
- Bwrite an epic poem
- Cjoin the Trojan army
- Dstay in the camp
- ETrojan advantage
- Fwalls
- Gcountryside
- Hhorses
6Hektor and his men [blank_start]flee toward Troy[blank_end].
- Aflee toward Troy
- Bstay and fight
- Cburn more ships
- Dare all killed
7Patroklos pursues Hektor and his men all the way to the walls of Troy, doing [blank_start]many heroic deeds on the way.[blank_end]
- Amany heroic deeds on the way
- Bwhatever they please on the way
- Cgreat injustice on the way
- Dmany stupid things on the way
8However, Apollo decides to enter the fighting as an ally of Hektor, and while Patroklos, in an almost god-like manner, slaughters nine [blank_start]Trojans[blank_end] in a single charge, Apollo slips up behind him and strikes him so fiercely on the back that [blank_start]Patroklos' vizored helmet flies off[blank_end].
- ATrojans
- Bwomen
- Cchildren
- Dinsects
- EPatroklos' vizored helmet flies off
- Fhe loses a couple of teeth
- Ghe falls off a cliff and dies
- HPatroklos' loses a boot
9Then, while Patroklos is standing in a daze, a Trojan soldier pierces him midway between the shoulders with a [blank_start]javelin[blank_end].
- Ajavelin
- Bbig stick
- Clarge fish
- Dray of hope
10Patroklos tries to hide, but [blank_start]Hektor[blank_end] sees him and rams a spear through the lower part of his belly.
- AHector
- BHelen
- CAgamemnon
- DApollo
11His voice failing, Patroklos tells Hektor that it was not he who conquered him. It was [blank_start]the gods[blank_end], he says.
- Athe gods
- Bthe love of women and wine
- Cthat big, sharp spear
- Djust a coincidence
12Achilles' horses, [blank_start]Roan Beauty[blank_end] and [blank_start]Dapple[blank_end], are introduced, emphasizing the importance of horses in ancient warfare. As with human characters, the lineage of the horses is given.
- ARoan Beauty
- BPinkie Pie
- CApple Fritter
- DBlack Beauty
- EDapple
- FRarity
- GSpirit
- HSawdust
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- Read Book 16 to study for this quiz. The summaries and analyses may help you. The answers are not provided. Good luck.
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