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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. Achilles' mother is the daughter of which god?

2. Who wins the armor of Achilles?

3. Who suggests that Odysseus, Diomedes, and Agamemnon go to the battlefield to be seen and not fight?

4. Who does Athena appear to Hector disguised as?

5. What does Thetis advise Achilles to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thetis tell Achilles when she is sent with a message from the gods?

2. Who blames the gods for the events that have taken place so far in Book 19?

3. Why does Zeus allow the gods back into the battle?

4. What arguments develop upon Patroclus' death?

5. How is Patroclus killed?

6. When Hector returns to the fighting after being advised by Poulydamas, what does Ajax say and what sign does Hector dismiss?

7. What does Hector tell Achilles with his last words?

8. In Book 15, while the gods are being informed of Zeus' plan, what are the Trojans and the Greeks doing?

9. After Patroclus' death, why is Achilles feeling guilty?

10. Why is Achilles' mother sad when she speaks to Achilles after Patroclus' death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which event in the books is the climax, or main turning point, in the book? Please explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the tests that characters have issued to other characters in The Iliad? What was the point of these tests? By providing these contrasts, does Homer think that human nature can change, or that it stays the same?

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