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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. Who does Poseidon disguise himself as when he appears to the Greeks after Zeus has taken his eyes off the battlefield?

2. Achilles kills so many men in the river, that he angers what god?

3. Which two Greeks carry Patroclus's body out of the battlefield and to the ships after Patroclus dies?

4. Who is Hera's messenger to Achilles?

5. What does Athena do to Achilles?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Patroclus' death, what does Zeus do when he sees Patroclus' horses mourning?

2. What gift does Achilles' mother bring him before he goes to fight?

3. What is the goal of Zeus' plan, as he tells it to Hera?

4. What god does Achilles make angry in Book 21, and what does the god do in retaliation?

5. After Patroclus' death, why is Achilles feeling guilty?

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

7. What is the difference between the actions of the gods who support the Greeks and the gods who support the Trojans in Book 20?

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

9. What causes Achilles' new understanding of suffering in Book 24?

10. Who blames the gods for the events that have taken place so far in Book 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Iliad, the gods made choices on behalf of the Trojans and the Greeks. How did the fight among the mortals mirror the conflicts of the gods? Please use at least three specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Please pick one of the following options to write about:

1) How pride caused Hector's death.

2) How envy cause the war to being.

3) How greed caused a division in the Greek forces.

Essay Topic 3

The mortals in The Iliad appear to be at the mercy of the gods. Please discuss if this is true, why or why not, using specific examples from the text.

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