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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. Agamemnon's offer to Achilles is meant to do what?

2. Which god or goddess protects Paris during the challenge that he issued to the Greeks on the battlefield?

3. When do the Trojans finally break through the wall?

4. Who intervenes to prevent the soldiers from deserting Agamemnon?

5. What does Agamemnon sacrifice to Zeus in Book 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Thersites speaking about in Book 2?

2. In Book 3, why is Paris considered a coward?

3. In the beginning of Book 10, what happens when the Trojan and Greek spies meet?

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

5. In Book 2, what do the Greek forces do to get help from the gods?

6. Is Paris a weak character? Please support your answer with examples from the book.

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

8. At the beginning of Book 1, what are we told the story will be about?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which event in the books is the climax, or main turning point, in the book? Please explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

How does Achilles change in character from the beginning of Book 1 to the end of Book 24. Please provide specific examples of changes.

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