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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 are Zeus, Hera, and Athena arguing about on Mount Olympus after the divine intervention in Paris' duel?

2. What promise does Zeus get from Hera?

3. Who answers Paris' challenge to the Greeks on the battlefield?

4. What does Zeus forbid the other gods to do after he tells them his plan?

5. What did the Greeks build without Poseidon's permission?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hector shame Paris into fighting the duel?

2. What is Athena's warning to Diomedes in Book 5?

3. What does Athena's interference in the truce between the Trojans and the Greeks cause?

4. How does Paris' selfishness manifest itself in Book 7?

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

6. In Book 3, why is Paris considered a coward?

7. What is the state of mind of Agamemnon in Book 4?

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

9. What do Odysseus and Diomedes do with the information they gain from the Trojan spy?

10. In Book 2, was Zeus' plan for Agamemnon successful?

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

Many characters in The Iliad are ruled by their emotions. Please pick a character and give three specific examples of when that character was ruled by their emotions, whether it led them to a good or bad result, and why. Make sure to use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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