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Iliad Books 6 & 18 Study Aid

Quiz by Kristin Ferruchie

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  • Q1

    Hektor's people call his son Astyanax, which means lord of the city.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q2

    Hektor's worst fear is that the Trojans will encounter much pain in war. 

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q3

    Odysseus successfully persuades Achilleus to rejoin the fight.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q4

    Hektor acquires Achilleus' armor after he kills Achilleus in battle.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q5

    Thetis wishes her son would not rejoin the war in fear of him losing his life.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q6

    The two cities represented on Achilleus' new shield are located in Greece. 

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q7

    Books 6 & 18 reveal Hektor and Achilleus as loyal and sentimental.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q8

    What is one of the main themes in Book 6?

    Demigods receive special privileges from the immortals.

    Guilt and regret come after making unwise decisions. 

    There are consequences to disobeying the gods. 

    Warriors are expected to bring honor to themselves and their families.

    30s
  • Q9

    Which of the following is the best example of foil?

    Thetis urges Achilleus to wait to return to the battlefield. She uses logic when making decisions, unlike Achilleus who relies on emotions. 

    Both Andromache and Hektor worry for her and their son's fates after Hektor's death because he will no longer be able to protect them. 

    Hektor is honorable and brave by fighting with his men and for his city; Paris is irresponsible and cowardly because he hides with Helen inside the safe palace walls. 

    Hektor cannot persuade Paris to rejoin the war out of shame, but Helen is able to do so because Paris is willing to do anything she says. 

    30s
  • Q10

    Choose the best answer: Which of the following statements best captures the core meaning of these lines from Book 6? "All these / things are in my mind also, lady; yet I would feel deep shame / before the Trojans...if like a coward I were to shrink aside from the fighting; / and the spirit will not let me, since I have learned to be valiant / and to fight always among the foremost ranks of the Trojans."

    Hektor isn't concerned for his family, but only for his city and men.

    Achilleus realizes he has been blinded with pride and agrees to rejoin the Achaians in battle against the Trojans.

    Although Hektor worries about his family's future, he will never back down from fighting because dying heroically in battle is honorable.

    Hektor fears for his wife's safety and agrees that his family comes first, even above the other warriors and city.

    30s
  • Q11

    Which of the following is the best example of logos?

    Achilleus speaks to his mother about his sorrow, anger, and guilt over Patroklos' death, and he promises to avenge Patroklos.

    Hektor claims it isn't fair that Paris retires in the comfort of his own home with his wife while others are out fighting the battle he started.

    Hektor asks the handmaidens to truthfully tell him where his wife has gone because he fears for her safety.

    Hektor turns down Helen's request and says that he longs to defend Troy because the men rely on him as a strong leader.

    30s
  • Q12

    What motifs are depicted in the King's estate with the agricultural scenes?

    strife and death

    sadness and defeat

    order and chaos

    hard work and cheer

    30s
  • Q13

    By placing the Ocean River on the outer rim of the epic hero's new shield, what did Hephaistos symbolize with the shield.

    Hektor's past life

    Achilleus' future

    the whole world

    the immortal lifestyle

    30s
  • Q14

    What inference can be made about Trojan women based on the following line: "Or has she gone to the house of Athene, where all the other / lovely-haired women of Troy propitiate the grim goddess?"

    Trojan women were expected to visit the gods' and goddess' temples several times a day.

    Trojan women disobeyed their husbands by leaving the house and disrespecting the goddess of warfare.

    Trojan women tried to appease the goddess in hopes that she would aid their men in battle.

    Trojan women were supposed to look pretty for Athene and the other immortals.

    30s
  • Q15

    Identify three examples of the warrior code.

    Paris wallows in his sorrow inside his home while other men fight in his place.

    Although Achilleus kills Eetion, he does not strip him of his armor, and he buries him in a grave 

     Hektor courageously confronts his unfortunate fate, death 

    Hektor strips Patroklos of his armor and then wears the stolen armor. 

     Achilleus receives Briseis as a war-prize, recognition for his achievements in battle 

    Andromache tries to persuade her husband to stay home with his family instead of fighting with his men.

    60s

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