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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 Paris promise to Hector when Hector finds him after the Trojans retreat to the city?

2. What does Hector do when the Trojans are forced to retreat?

3. The book opens during what year of the Trojan War?

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

5. Who goes and spies on the Greek camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In the beginning of Book 10, what happens when the Trojan and Greek spies meet?

7. At the beginning of Book 1, what are we told the story will be about?

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

9. What are Achilles' two possible destinies according to his mother?

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

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

What is the importance of dreams and prophecies in The Iliad? Please use at least three examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

In The Iliad, the gods made choices on behalf of the Trojans and the Greeks. How did the fight among the mortals mirror the conflicts of the gods? Please use at least three specific examples from the text.

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