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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. Which Greek man's death is foretold by Zeus to Hera?
2. Who demands that the Trojans concede victory to the Greeks and return Helen?
3. What will Pandaros get if he follows the advice of Athena and causes more fighting?
4. Why does Hector chastise Paris when he finds Paris with the troops and not preparing to meet his challenger from the Greek army?
5. Who is urging Paris to return to the battlefield?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Thersites speaking about in Book 2?
2. How does Paris' selfishness manifest itself in Book 7?
3. On his way back to the ships, what demonstrates that Patroclus has a kind heart?
4. In Book 6, what is an example of the mercilessness of the Greeks?
5. Dione gives some advice to Aphrodite in Book 5. What is that advice?
6. After the Trojans retreat to the city, why does Hector ask for sacrifices to the gods?
7. In Book 3, what is one emotion that Helen might be feeling, and why?
8. After Achilles tells his sorrows to his mother, what does his mother do?
9. What does Athena's interference in the truce between the Trojans and the Greeks cause?
10. What is the interpretation of the eagle and the snake that Hector does not like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which event in the books is the climax, or main turning point, in the book? Please explain your thoughts.
Essay Topic 2
Please discuss whether you think the following gods were good or evil: Zeus, Hera, Apollo, and Athena. Support your answer with specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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