W ho are… Achilles Agam em non Patroclus M enelaus Athena Ares Ajax Apollo H ector Priam Paris Chryseis Astyanax Briseis H erm es Androm ache Aphrodite Zeus H era
W ho is the protagonist of the story?
W hat is the genre of the story?
W hat are the them es of the Iliad?
The Iliad begins w ith w hich epic convention?
W here are the Achaeans at the beginning of the Iliad?
W ho do the Achaeans ask the advice of to stop the fighting?
W ho takes Chrysies back to Thebe?
W hy does Thetis agree to help Achilles?
W hich period of tim e does H om er focus on in the Iliad?
W ho drives the Trojans back at the start of book 6?
W hen does Paris take up arm s and join H ector?
W ho does Agam em non send to ask Achilles for help?
W hy does Achilles decide to fight?
W ho did m ourn H ector at the end? W ho is Eris?
W hat is H om er’s distinguishing characteristic?
W hat w as Troy know n for?
G reece w as m ade up of sm all kingdom s called:
The ______took control of G reece and form ed sm all ______com m unities centered around one predom inant fam ily.
W hat did the M ycenaeans do to m en and w om en of conquered states?
H ow did the M ycenaeans get their pow er and progress?
W hat is the significance of the follow ing quotes?
“O n the tenth Achilles called all his ranks to m uster- The im pulse seized him , sent by w hite-arm ed H era G rieving to see the Achaean fighters drop and die.”
“King w ho devours people! W orthless husk, the m en you rule- If not, Atrides, this outrage w ould be your last. I tell you this, and I sw ear a m ighty oath up on it… ”
“And tall H ector nodded, his helm et flashing; All this w eighs on m y m ind too, dear w om an. But I w ould die of sham e to face the m en of Troy… If I w ould shrink from battle now , a cow ard… ”
“Still, the im m ortals loved Prince H ector dearly, Best of all the m ortals born in Troy So I loved him at least: H e never stinted w ith gifts to please m y heart… ”
“Long before that the city w ill be sacked, Plundered top to bottom ! Because you are dead, H er great guardian, you w ho alw ays defended Troy, W ho kept her loyal w ives and helpless children safe… ”