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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. Why does Agamemnon tell the soldiers that they should give up and go home?
2. Why does Hector chastise Paris when he finds Paris with the troops and not preparing to meet his challenger from the Greek army?
3. How does Helen entertain King Priam?
4. Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?
5. After Zeus sends the goddess of Hate down to the Greeks, what does he send Iris to tell Hector?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the origins of Achilles' anger?
2. What do Hera and Athena promise Zeus, when Zeus notices their preparations for intervention in the war?
3. At the end of Book 5, the gods withdraw from the fight. Why?
4. Who is the first god to disobey Zeus and what does that god do?
5. In Book 3, why is Paris considered a coward?
6. What is the state of mind of Agamemnon in Book 4?
7. After Achilles tells his sorrows to his mother, what does his mother do?
8. Why is there a listing of soldiers and ships at the end of Book 2?
9. In the beginning of Book 10, what happens when the Trojan and Greek spies meet?
10. What does Athena's interference in the truce between the Trojans and the Greeks cause?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are many points during the story that the war between the Trojans and the Greeks comes to a halt, or has almost ended. Please pick two times during the story that this is true, and write about what has stopped the war from ending. Make sure to support your answer with examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Pick a side, either the Trojans or the Greeks, and state whether they were "good" or "evil" in the war. Support your answer with at least three examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
What is the importance of dreams and prophecies in The Iliad? Please use at least three examples from the text.
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