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The Iliad: Book 23
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1The Achaean troops return to camp. Achilles organizes [blank_start]an elaborate funeral for Patroclus[blank_end].
- Aan elaborate funeral for Patroclus
- Ba big party to celebrate killing Hector
- Ca stealth attack on the Trojans
- Da meeting of officers
2 Hector is [blank_start]left desecrated in the dust[blank_end].
- Aleft desecrated in the dust
- Bgiven a small funeral
- Cresurrected by the gods
- Dforgotten by all
3The men eat a funeral feast, but Achilles will not [blank_start]wash the blood off of his body[blank_end] until Patroclus’ burial is finished.
- Awash the blood off of his body
- Beat anything green
- Callow anyone to eat
- Dcook any of the food
4Exhausted from [blank_start]combat and from grief[blank_end], Achilles falls asleep. In the night, the ghost of Patroclus appears before Achilles, asking him to [blank_start]complete the funeral[blank_end] so that Patroclus may [blank_start]pass into the world of the dead[blank_end].
- Acombat and from grief
- Beating too much
- Cplanning the funeral
- Dbeing so awesome
- Ecomplete the funeral
- Fget up and fight
- Ghave something to eat
- Hjoin him in death
- Ipass into the world of the dead
- Jeat the leftovers
- Kcome back to life
- Lbury Hector's body
5Patroclus asks [blank_start]for his bones to be buried together with[blank_end] Achilles’, so that they may never be separated.
- Afor his bones to be buried together with
- Bto kill
- Cto take over the body of
- Dto come back to life
6The men prepare for the funeral, putting on their arms and building Patroclus’ pyre. A massive sacrifice is made to the gods, including the [blank_start]twelve Trojans[blank_end] that [blank_start]Achilles took captive the previous day[blank_end].
- Atwelve Trojans
- Bfood
- Chorses
- Dsix birds
- EAchilles took captive the previous day
- FAchilles would not eat
- GAchilles caught in a trap
- HAchilles stole from the Trojans
7At first Patroclus’ pyre does not burn, but Achilles [blank_start]prays to the gods[blank_end].
- Aprays to the gods
- Badds more wood
- Cthreatens the pyre with his sword
- Ddoesn't care
8Achilles oversees a series of [blank_start]funeral games[blank_end] to celebrate the memory of Patroclus.
- Afuneral games
- Bpublic executions
- Cmusical performances
- Depic plays
9The first event is the [blank_start]chariot race[blank_end], and Achilles lays out rich prizes for the victors.
- Achariot race
- Bhurdle sprint
- Cbean bag toss
- Dtest of strength
10Apollo, still angry with Diomedes, knocks [blank_start]his whip out of his hand[blank_end], but Athena [blank_start]gives it back to him[blank_end].
- Ahis whip out of his hand
- Bhim in the head
- Chis chariot over on its side
- Don the door
- Egives it back to him
- Fpunches Apollo
- Gkills all the other horses
- Hanswers it
11The next event is the [blank_start]boxing match[blank_end]. Achilles lays out more prizes for the winners.
- Aboxing match
- Bbowling match
- Cpig wrangling match
- Dyodeling contest
12The next event is [blank_start]wrestling[blank_end], where Great Ajax’ strength is pitted against Odysseus knowledge of holds.
- Awrestling
- Bbird calling
- Cprofessional soccer
- Dtapdancing
13Neither Great Ajax nor Odysseus is able to gain an advantage, so Achilles tells them to [blank_start]share the prizes[blank_end].
- Ashare the prizes
- Bkeep fighting
- Cgive up and go home
- Dfight better
14The next event is the [blank_start]footrace[blank_end], where Odysseus, Little Ajax, and Antilochus are the participants. Ajax is winning, but Athena helps Odysseus by causing Ajax [blank_start]to slip and fall[blank_end].
- Afootrace
- Bcoin toss
- Ccliff dive
- Dswimming match
- Eto slip and fall
- Fto turn into a frog
- Gto let him win
- Hto lose both legs
15 In the next event, the men [blank_start]duel in full armor[blank_end]. Great Ajax and Diomedes are the two chosen champions. They fight, but are separated before [blank_start]one man can injure the other[blank_end]. Achilles declares Diomedes the winner.
- Aduel in full armor
- Btry to tame monkeys
- Chave an eating contest
- Dset themselves on fire
- Eone man can injure the other
- Fthe monkeys kill them
- Git starts to rain
- Hthe song is finished
16Next, the men compete to [blank_start]throw a lump of iron[blank_end]. The captain Polypoetes wins the competition.
- Athrow a lump of iron
- Bthrow a live chicken
- Cthrow a spear
- Dthrow one another
17Next, the men compete in archery, attempting to shoot [blank_start]at a dove tied to a cord[blank_end]. Meriones wins the competition, and Teucer comes in second because he did not pray to Apollo.
- Aat a dove tied to a cord
- Bat an apple on Achilles head
- Cat a running Trojan
- Dat a coin on a post
18Last, the men begin the [blank_start]spear throwing[blank_end] competition. Achilles intercedes, telling Agamemnon that he is the greatest [blank_start]spearmen by far[blank_end]. Agamemnon is automatically awarded first prize.
- Aspear throwing
- Bbeer drinking
- Choof trimming
- Dsword bending
- Espearmen by far
- Fman on earth
- Gmoron he knows
- Hsword bender
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