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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. After Agamemnon offers gifts in repentance to Achilles, where does Achilles tell Agamemnon their attention should be?

2. Who does Poseidon appear to?

3. Who does Apollo disguise himself as in order to delay Achilles from fighting Hector?

4. Who kills Hector?

5. What goddess gives the horses a voice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activities follow the burial of Patroclus?

2. What forces Hector to withdraw from the battle?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What arguments develop upon Patroclus' death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The symbols in The Iliad are numerous. Pick a symbol and discuss its importance to the characters in the book.

Essay Topic 3

From the story, what was the cause of the war, and what actions of men and gods caused it to go on so long? Please support your answer with at least three examples from the text.

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