Iliad Review for Unit Test

The theme of Book 1 of The Iliad

• rage
• war
• arguments
• love

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What is the MAIN conflict in Book 1?

• King Agamemnon refuses to return the priest’s daughter (Chryseis).
• Apollo is angry with the Trojan army.
• Prince Paris has slept with the King's wife.
• Achilles refuses to return the body of Prince Hector.

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The “Son of sleek-haired Leto . . . the distant deadly Archer” is an example of ...

• Theme
• Epithet
• In medias res
• Simile

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What is Achilles’ response to Agamemnon taking Briseis?

• Achilles kills King Agamemnon.
• Achilles kills Prince Hector.
• Achilles quits the war efforts.
• None of the above.

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What does Thetis, Achilles' mother,  persuade Zeus to do?

• Send a plague to the Greek army.
• Assist the Trojans in their war efforts.
• Seek revenge on Agamemnon.
• Make new armor for him to re-enter the battle.

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What is the MAIN conflict in book 6 of The Iliad?

• The mysterious ways of the Gods.
• The public and private lives of soldiers.
• Balancing the needs of country with the needs of family.
• The inevitability of death for those who go to war.

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Which of the following BEST describes Hector’s attitude toward his son in Book 6 of the Iliad?

• Jealous
• Cold
• Cruel
• Tender

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At the close of Book 6 of the Iliad, Hector prays to Zeus for which of the following reasons?

• To protect his family while he is away at war.
• To provide him with strength and accuracy as he battles Achilles.
• To grant his son strength and glory should he die in battle.
• To ask for assistance in the Trojan war efforts.

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Which of the following lines from the Iliad does NOT demonstrate Hector’s love of country?

• “Brandishing two sharp spears, he moved through all the army, urging men to fight, rousing their spirits for the harsh brutality of war.”
• “And I’m ashamed to offer up to Zeus
  libations of bright wine with unwashed hands.”
• “Don’t ask me to sit down, Helen. You’re kind, but you won’t persuade me. For my heart’s on fire to help Trojans, who really miss me when I’m gone.”
• “But I’d be disgraced, dreadfully shamed among Trojan men and Trojan women in their trailing gowns, if I should, like a coward, slink away from war.”

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Which passage from Book 22 BEST enables the reader to picture the action?

• “So they wept, the two of them crying out to their dear son. . .”
• “As a snake in the hills, guarding his hole, awaits a man."
• “Now my army is ruined, thanks to my own reckless pride. . .”
• “On and on they raced, passing the lookout point. . .”

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