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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. Who comes to grieve Patroclus' death with Achilles?

2. Who does Zeus send to Achilles with ambrosia?

3. Who is sent to King Priam to tell him that he can ransom his son's body?

4. Who wins the spear throwing event in the Funeral Games?

5. What does Hermes do in the night to King Priam while he is in the Greek camp to ransom Hector's body?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What forces Hector to withdraw from the battle?

5. What is Agamemnon's state of mind in Book 14, and what is his suggestion?

6. After Patroclus' death, what does Zeus do when he sees Patroclus' horses mourning?

7. How is Patroclus killed?

8. Why does Zeus let his attention drift from the battlefield?

9. What causes Achilles' new understanding of suffering in Book 24?

10. What arguments develop upon Patroclus' death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How has pride, as the characters in The Iliad have used it, caused tragedies to befall the Greeks and the Trojans? Pick at least two times in the story when a prideful action by a character has caused tragedy, and explain how pride has caused the tragedy. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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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