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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 Diomedes say to his companions?

2. Which Greek man's death is foretold by Zeus to Hera?

3. Who does Hector pray to for his son to be a great ruler?

4. How do Diomedes and Glaukos seal their friendship?

5. What is the response of the god to Hera's request for him to help the Greeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Trojans successfully attack the wall the Greeks have built?

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

3. At the end of Book 5, the gods withdraw from the fight. Why?

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

5. After Achilles tells his sorrows to his mother, what does his mother do?

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

7. In Book 2, what do the Greek forces do to get help from the gods?

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

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

10. Why does Zeus want in return for Hera's interfering in the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of The Iliad, Homer tells us that the story is about the anger of Achilles. What is one part of the story that do not involve Achilles, but is a result of his anger? Why is this part important if the story is about the anger of Achilles?

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

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.

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