
Iliad Books 6 & 18 Study Aid
Quiz by Kristin Ferruchie
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Hektor's people call his son Astyanax, which means lord of the city.
Hektor's worst fear is that the Trojans will encounter much pain in war.
Odysseus successfully persuades Achilleus to rejoin the fight.
Hektor acquires Achilleus' armor after he kills Achilleus in battle.
Thetis wishes her son would not rejoin the war in fear of him losing his life.
The two cities represented on Achilleus' new shield are located in Greece.
Books 6 & 18 reveal Hektor and Achilleus as loyal and sentimental.
What is one of the main themes in Book 6?
Which of the following is the best example of foil?
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."
Which of the following is the best example of logos?
What motifs are depicted in the King's estate with the agricultural scenes?
By placing the Ocean River on the outer rim of the epic hero's new shield, what did Hephaistos symbolize with the shield.
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?"
Identify three examples of the warrior code.
Identify three examples of pathos.
Which two words are associated with Trojans?
Which three details support Hektor's fate?
Which fickle god aids the Trojans in battle?
Who accepts Paris' challenge in a duel to the death?
Match each character to their stock epithet.