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The Iliad Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which god or goddess protects Paris during the challenge that he issued to the Greeks on the battlefield?
(a) Athena.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Hera.
(d) Apollo.

2. How does Helen entertain King Priam?
(a) She tells him jokes.
(b) She tells him stories of her life before Paris.
(c) She points out Greek warriors she remembers.
(d) She makes fun of the men fighting.

3. What does Zeus forbid the other gods to do after he tells them his plan?
(a) From helping the mortals on either side.
(b) From visiting the mortals on either side.
(c) From talking about his plans to the mortals on either side.
(d) From accepting sacrifices from the mortals on either side.

4. Who was the mortal man responsible for the plague against the army?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Chratheus.
(d) Agamemnon.

5. Who helps Diomedes when he is injured by Pandaros?
(a) Hera.
(b) Helena.
(c) Athena.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Phoenix burst into tears after Achilles' speach?

2. Who does Helen sit next to when watching Paris taking part in the duel on the battlefield?

3. What is the challenge Paris issues to the Greeks on the battlefield?

4. Who kills Adrestos?

5. Nestor reminds the men that they have not accomplished what goal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Athena's warning to Diomedes in Book 5?

3. Where does Achilles sit in sorrow, and what happens as a result?

4. In Book 6, what is an example of the mercilessness of the Greeks?

5. What do Odysseus and Diomedes do with the information they gain from the Trojan spy?

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

7. How are Hector and his wife different from Helen and Paris?

8. In Book 7, who decides the fighting should end and how do they plan that end?

9. In Book 3, what is one emotion that Helen might be feeling, and why?

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

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