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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patroclus do for the wound of Eurypylos?

2. Why does Aphrodite flee the battle after she interferes to save her son, Aeneas?

3. Who joins forces with the Greeks to even the odds against Ares?

4. Who was the mortal man responsible for the plague against the army?

5. Who kills Adrestos?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book 11, what happens while Achilles watches the battle from his ship?

2. What is the difference between the stance of the gods and the stance of the Trojan and Greek armies in Book 4?

3. What kind of goddess is Aphrodite? Please support your answer with examples.

4. What are the origins of Achilles' anger?

5. On his way back to the ships, what demonstrates that Patroclus has a kind heart?

6. Who does Nestor blame for the Greek's current state of affairs, and what is his suggestion?

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

8. Who is the first god to disobey Zeus and what does that god do?

9. What is Thersites speaking about in Book 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The gods play an important role in The Iliad. What is the one thing that the gods do which most influences the story, and why is it the most influential action of the gods?

Essay Topic 2

Please pick one of the following options to write about:

1) How pride caused Hector's death.

2) How envy cause the war to being.

3) How greed caused a division in the Greek forces.

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you identify as the main character in The Iliad? Why? Support your answer with at least five examples from the book.

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