The Iliad Test | Final Test - Medium

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The Iliad Test | Final Test - Medium

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

2. Achilles tells Patroclus that he is not fighting because of what?
(a) The prophecy Kalchas made.
(b) Agamemnon's actions in the matter of Briseis.
(c) He does not want to die.
(d) The prophecy his mother told him.

3. Who delivers the news of Patroclus' death to Achilles?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Antilochos.

4. What does Achilles' mother ask him to wait for?
(a) Her to bring back a set of sea-armor.
(b) Her to bring back a new set of armor.
(c) Her to bring back a god-made weapon.
(d) Her to bring back fighters.

5. Who's withdrawal weakens the Trojan army?
(a) Paris.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hector.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hera injures what god?

2. Aphrodite anoints Hectors corpse with what?

3. After Patroclus has been avenged, who appears to Achilles in a dream to remind him of his fate?

4. Why does Zeus take his eyes off the battlefield after the Trojans have driven the Greeks to their ships?

5. What do Athena and Poseidon urge Achilles to do after he has angered the river god?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hector tell Achilles with his last words?

2. What arguments develop upon Patroclus' death?

3. As the Trojans set fire to more Greek ships, what does Achilles do to help Patroclus and the Greeks?

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

5. Why does Zeus let his attention drift from the battlefield?

6. How is Patroclus killed?

7. When Hector returns to the fighting after being advised by Poulydamas, what does Ajax say and what sign does Hector dismiss?

8. What forces Hector to withdraw from the battle?

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

10. What activities follow the burial of Patroclus?

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