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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. What are Zeus, Hera, and Athena arguing about on Mount Olympus after the divine intervention in Paris' duel?
2. What does Zeus forbid the other gods to do after he tells them his plan?
3. What is Thetis?
4. Who decides the violence should end?
5. Who was the mortal man responsible for the plague against the army?
Short Essay Questions
1. On his way back to the ships, what demonstrates that Patroclus has a kind heart?
2. In Book 2, was Zeus' plan for Agamemnon successful?
3. What is Thersites speaking about in Book 2?
4. How does Hector shame Paris into fighting the duel?
5. What is the state of mind of Agamemnon in Book 4?
6. After the Trojans retreat to the city, why does Hector ask for sacrifices to the gods?
7. What do Odysseus and Diomedes do with the information they gain from the Trojan spy?
8. In the beginning of Book 10, what happens when the Trojan and Greek spies meet?
9. At the beginning of Book 1, what are we told the story will be about?
10. After Achilles tells his sorrows to his mother, what does his mother do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Achilles change in character from the beginning of Book 1 to the end of Book 24. Please provide specific examples of changes.
Essay Topic 2
There are many points during the story that the war between the Trojans and the Greeks comes to a halt, or has almost ended. Please pick two times during the story that this is true, and write about what has stopped the war from ending. Make sure to support your answer with examples from the book.
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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