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Iliad Review 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

Which of the following does not happen in Book 22?

a)

Apollo abandons Hektor to his fate.

b)

Before he dies, Hektor realizes that the gods have abandoned him.

c)

Achilleus misses an opportunity to restore balance between the two sides.

d)

As a matter of honor, Achilleus returns Hektor's body to the Trojans.

e)

Priam mourns more for Hektor than all of his other fallen sons.

2.

Which of the following is not a reason that Apollo is displeased with Achilleus in Book 24?

a)

Achilleus has destroyed pity.

b)

Achilleus has killed Hektor.

c)

Achilleus has no feelings of justice.

d)

Achilleus has no shame.

3.

Which is not one of the reasons that Zeus decides Achilleus should surrender Hektor's body?

a)

Hektor had been tricked by Athena, and thus did not deserve to be disrespected in death.

b)

Zeus loved Hektor best of all mortals in Troy.

c)

Hektor never failed to offer gifts to Zeus' liking.

d)

The proposed theft of Hektor's body was impractical.

4.

Once she learns of Hektor's death, his widow's main concern is what?

a)

the fate of Troy

b)

planning an escape route to safety

c)

the difficult life their son will face without his father

d)

convincing Achilleus to return Hektor's body for a proper burial

5.

Which of the following is not an argument Priam makes to convince Achilleus to relinquish Hektor's body?

a)

Think of your own father

b)

I bring gifts beyond number as a ransom for my son's body

c)

I plan to attack the Greek forces with help from Hermes and Apollo

d)

Have pity on me

6.

Which of the following results in Achilleus moving on after Patroklos' death?

a)

slaying Hektor

b)

grieving with Priam

c)

despoiling Hektor's body

d)

playing funeral games

7.

Which statement is not true of both Achilleus and Priam in Book 24?

a)

Both have experienced loss as a result of the war

b)

Both mourn lost loved ones

c)

Both gain something by the end of their discussion

d)

Both display resentment for the other

8.

The Iliad ends with what?

a)

the actual fall of Troy

b)

Achilleus' death

c)

a peaceful end to the war

d)

Hektor's funeral

9.

Which of the following is the most exemplified theme in Book 24?

a)

the injustice of fate and the gods' consequences of interfering

b)

how to properly mourn the loss of a loved one and move on with normal life activities

c)

the corruption of the powerful when fighting an immoral war

d)

the wisdom of elders

10.

Which of the following is not a result of the restoration of order and balance?

a)

Achilleus' anger dying

b)

the lifting of the plague on the Greeks

c)

Patroklos' death

d)

Hektor's funeral

11.

In which books of the Iliad are events mirror images?

a)

Books 22 and 24

b)

Books 6 and 22

c)

Books 18 and 24

d)

Books 1 and 24

12.

Which is an example of a stock epithet?

a)

"the strong-greaved Achaians"

b)

"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilleus and its devestation, which put pains thousandfold upon the Achaians."

c)

"Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy."

d)

When Andromache tells Hektor that Achilleus has already killed her entire family, she implies that Achilleus will also take Hektor away from her.

13.

Match the following to the correct epic convention: "How then could Hektor have escaped the death spirits, had not Apollo, for this last and uttermost time, stood by him close, and driven strength into him."

a)

statement of theme

b)

foil

c)

divine intervention

d)

hero's oath

14.

The following is an example of what literary device: Hektor embodies honor and bravery by fighting with his men and for his city, whereas Paris displays irresponsibility and cowardice by hiding with Helen in safety.

a)

foreshadowing

b)

epic simile

c)

foil

d)

in medias res

15.

The following is an example of what: "And as a star moves among stars in the night's darkening, Hesper, who is the fairest star who stands in the sky, such was the shining from the pointed spear Achilleus was shaking in his right hand with evil intention."

a)

epic simile

b)

divine intervention

c)

hero's oath

d)

long formal speech

16.

"Strange man! it is not fair to keep in your heart this coldness. The people are dying around the city and around the steep wall as they fight hard; and it is for you that this war with its clamor has flared up about our city." Which two rhetorical strategies are used in this quote?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Foreshadowing

17.

Identify the rhetorical strategy here: "The spirit will not let me [keep from fighting], since I have learned to be valiant and to fight among the foremost ranks of the Trojans...all men who are the people of Ilion [must fight], but I beyond others."

a)

Logos

b)

Pathos

c)

Ethos

18.

Identify the rhetorical strategy here: "The stealing of him he will dismiss, for it is not possible to take bold Hektor secretly from Achilleus, since always his mother is near him night and day."

a)

logos

b)

pathos

c)

ethos

19.

Identify the rhetorical strategy here: "Honor then the gods Achilleus, and take pity on me remembering your father, yet I am more pitiful; I have gone through what no other mortal on Earth has gone through; I put my lips to the hands of the man who has killed my children."

a)

logos

b)

pathos

c)

ethos

20.

Identify the cultural value/theme in the following example: To secure the release of his daughter, "Chryses, priest of Apollo came beside the fast ships of the Achaians to ransom back his daughter carrying gifts beyond count."

a)

Acceptance of fate

b)

Equal exchange

c)

Proper mourning

d)

Bond of hospitality

21.

Identify the cultural value/theme in the following example: "But now my death is upon me. Let me at least not die without a struggle, inglorious, but do some big thing first, that men to come shall know of it."

a)

Honor

b)

Equal exchange

c)

Proper mourning

d)

Respecting gods

22.

Identify the speaker and the person being described by the speaker: I wish I had been the wife of a better man than this is."

a)

Helen about Hektor

b)

Helen about Menelaus

c)

Andromache about Hektor

d)

Helen about Paris

23.

Identify the speaker and the person being addressed by the speaker: "You are father to me, and my honored mother, you are my brother, and it is you who are my young husband. Please take pity on me, please stay here on the rampart, that you may not leave your child an orphan, your wife a widow."

a)

Helen to Hektor

b)

Andromache to Hektor

c)

Briseis to Achilleus

d)

Thetis to Achilleus

24.

Identify the speaker and the person being addressed by the speaker:

"My dear companion has perished...whom I loved beyond all other companions...since the spirit within me does not drive me to go on living and be among men, except on conditions that Hektor first be beaten down under my spear."

a)

Achilleus to Agamemnon

b)

Odysseus to Achilleus

c)

Achilleus to Thetis

d)

Agamemnon to Achilleus

25.

____ Achilleus _____ his men when he quit the war because of his wounded pride.

a)

Formidable, bestowed

b)

Haughty, forsook

c)

Despoiled, supplicated

d)

Vain, atoned

26.

Hektor threw his spear in a ____ attempt to harm his ____ opponent, Achilleus.

a)

Gall, supplicated

b)

Glutted, ponderous

c)

Pestilence, supplicated

d)

Vain, formidable

27.

Hephaistos created and ____ a ____ shield for Achilleus when Thetis ____ for his help.

a)

Festooned, ponderous, supplicated

b)

Forsook, formidable, propitiated

c)

Despoiled, gall, atoned

d)

Haughty, pestilence, glutted

28.

To stop the ____ from Apollo and ___ for his disrespect toward Chryses, Agamemnon had to return Chryseis without a ransom.

a)

carnage, bestow

b)

gall, forsake

c)

pestilence, atone

d)

glutted, ponderous

29.

Achilleus ____ Hektor's body by dragging it through the ____ on the battlefield.

a)

despoiled, carnage

b)

glutted, gall

c)

propitiated, pestilence

d)

atoned, vain

30.

Agamemnon tried to ____ Achilleus by ____ him with his former war-prize.

a)

supplicate, galling

b)

propitiate, bestowing

c)

despoil, supplicating

d)

atone, forsaking

31.

Revenge could not ___ Achilleus' heart, for his ___ stayed with him even after Hektor's death.

a)

pestilence, propitiate

b)

carnage, vain

c)

atone, ponderous

d)

glut, gall

32.

Who is "of the shining helm"?

a)

Hektor

b)

Apollo

c)

Chryseis

d)

Hera

33.

Who is "son of Atreus"?

a)

Hektor

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Apollo

d)

Achilleus

34.

Who is Pallas?

a)

Hera

b)

Andromache

c)

Athena

d)

Briseis

35.

Who laments over the loss of her husband?

a)

Hera

b)

Helen

c)

Andromache

d)

Thetis

36.

Who believes demigods deserve more honor than mortals?

a)

Hera

b)

Helen

c)

Andromache

d)

Briseis

37.

Who did ransom fail to get back?

a)

Briseis

b)

Chryseis

c)

Andromache

d)

Hera

38.

Identify the cultural value/theme in the following example: "Why so much grief for me? No man will hurl me down to Death...No one alive has ever escaped it, neither brave man nor coward."

a)

Bond of hospitality

b)

Acceptance of fate

c)

Respecting Gods

d)

Proper mourning

39.

Identify cultural value/theme in the following example: "Fleet Achilleus...sprang to his feet and slaughtered a gleaming sheep, and his friends skinned it and butchered it fairly and roasted all carefully and took off the pieces. Automadon took bread and set it out on the table in fair baskets, while Achilleus served the meats. And there on they put their hands to the good things that lay ready before them."

a)

Equal exchange

b)

Bond of hospitality

c)

Honor

d)

Respecting gods

40.

Identify the cultural value/theme in the following example: "He never failed of gifts to my liking. Never yet has my altar gone without sacrifice."

a)

Respecting gods

b)

Proper mourning

c)

Bond of hospitality

d)

Equal exchange