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Books I-X Test Review Flashcards

1
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According to Achilles, what is the paradox of Agamemnon’s actions?

A

Agamemnon undertook the war to save Helen, and he then took Briseis from Achilles.

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Achilles brings his mother up from the depth of the sea by ___. He asks her to get Zeus to aid the ___ as a punishment on ___.

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weeping; Trojans; Agamemnon

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Achilles’ grandfather; his father, Zeus, made men of ants for him (Myrmidons)

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Aeacus

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Agamemnon responds to Calchas and Achilles that he will ___ when the Greeks find ___.

A

release Chrysis; another girl for him

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5
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another name for the river Scamander

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Xanthus

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Athene seeks out ___ to accomplish her mission of breaking the truce by inciting him to shoot an arrow at ___.

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Pandarus; Menelaus

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Before divulging any information, Calcas seeks the protection of ___. He says that the pestilence has come because ___.

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Achilles; Apollo is angry because Agamemnon has taken the daughter of his priest

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8
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brother of Peleus from Salamis; father of Ajax the Great

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Telamon

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9
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daughter of Chryses; prize of Agamemnon

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Chryseis

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10
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Describe Hera’s personality.

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afraid of her husband, stubborn, eager to scold her husband

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11
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Describe three elements of Nestor’s military strategy, and explain why it would be effective.

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  1. ) Put chariots in front and tell tehm to stay together.
  2. ) Put brave foot soldiers at the rear.
  3. ) Put cowards in the middle so they can’t flee the battle.
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12
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Diomed kills the Trojan spy so that ___

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he can’t spy on/fight the Greeks.

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13
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Dione assuages Aphrodites pain by telling her that other gods have been injured by mortals. Which gods were they?

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Ares, Hera, Hades

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14
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elderly counselor to Priam and the Trojans who is called a cicada

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Antenor

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15
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Explain what happens in the battle between Glaucus and Diomed. Who dies?

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They learn their grandfathers’ friendship and refuse to fight. They exchange armor, and Diomed upgrades from the bronze to gold. No one dies.

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16
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father of Aeneas by Aphrodite

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Anchises

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17
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grandson of Bellerophon; the cousin and squire of Sarpedon

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Glaucus

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18
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Greek physician from Thessaly; son of the famous healer, Asclepius

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Machaon

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19
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Hector does not fear death. He does fear for ___. What does Andromache do when Hector leaves?

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Andromache; She mourns Hector as if he were dead.

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20
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Helen wants ___ to win the duel. Her heart yearns after ___.

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Menelaus; her former husband, her city, her parents

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21
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Homer says that Achilles will rejoin the battle when ___.

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Patroclus is dead

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22
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“If I ever I get home again to set my eyes on my native place, my wife, and the greatness of my house, may someone cut my head off then and there if I do not break ___ and set it on a hot fire — such pranks as it plays me.”

___ said this to ___.

A

Pandarus; Aeneas

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23
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“If I stay here and fight, I shall not return alive but my name will live forever; whereas if I go home my name will die, but it will be long ere death shall take me.”

___ said this to ___.

A

Achilles; the embassy/Phoenix

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24
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“If we ransom you or let you go, you will come some second time to the ships of hte Achaeans either as a spy or as an open enemy, but if I kill you and make an end of you, you will give no more trouble.”

___ said this to ___.

A

Diomed; Dolon

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25
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In the duel between Hector and Ajax, ___ wins.

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no one

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26
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Ithacan and faithful servant of Odysseus; herald of the Greeks

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Eurybates

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27
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king of the myrmidons; father of Achilles

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Peleus

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28
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king of the Thracians

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Rhesus

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29
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lowest abyss under the earth – a place of punishment and torment

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Tartarus

30
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main gates of Troy from which-non combatants observe the battles

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Scaean Gates

31
Q

“Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles first fell out with one another.”
___ made this appeal to ___.
What is the “it” that the speaker is referring to?

A

Homer; the Muse; the anger of Achilles

32
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Nestor commands so much respect amongst the Greeks because he is ___.

A

wise, a good speaker, and much older

33
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Next to Achilles, ___ is the greatest footsoldier of the Greeks.

A

Ajax soon of Telamon

34
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nickname of Hector’s son, Scamandrius, which means king of the city”

A

Astynax

35
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older friend and squire of Achilles; son of Menoetius

A

Patroclus

36
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priest of Apollo who asks Agamemnon to give his daughter back

A

Chryses

37
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prize of Achilles; daughter of Briseus

A

Briseis

38
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son of Eumedes; scout of the Trojans

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Dolon

39
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son of Lycaon; a famous Trojan archer

A

Pandaurs

40
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son of Nestor, leading fighter from Pylos and friend of Achilles.

A

Antiolochus

41
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son of Priam; augur of the Trojans

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Helenus

42
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son of Zeus and Electra; ancestor of the Dardanians and Trojans

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Dardanus

43
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surrogate father to Achilles who was cursed to have no children

A

Phoenix

44
Q

The Trojan spy offers what to the Greek spies?

A

a ransom for his life; to say Hector held conference t the monument of llus; to describe the Trojan camp in detail

45
Q

Trojans and Greeks lay down their arms as Paris and Menelaus duel for ___.

A

Helen and her wealth

46
Q

ugliest of the Greeks and an endless talker; beaten by Odysseus

A

Thersites

47
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venerable leader of the Pylians and the oldest and wisest Greek chieftain

A

Nestor

48
Q

What characteristic battle formation is used for both Greeks and Trojans?

A

phalanx

49
Q

What do the women of Troy offer to Athene? What are their conditions?

A

They offer an embroidered robe and the sacrifice of twelve heifers if Athene will have pity on Troy.

50
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What happens during the duel between Paris and Menelaus?

A

Paris hits the shield of Menelaus. Menelaus’ spear pierces Paris’ shield. Menelaus shatters his sword on Paris’ helmet. Menelaus drags Paris by his helmet.

51
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What is Achilles doing when the embassy arrives to persuade him to rejoin the fight?

A

playing the lyre and signing

52
Q

What is Teucer’s strength in battle?

A

archery

53
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What outcome to the Trojan War does Zeus prefer?

A

Zeus would prefer Menelaus to get Helen back and for Troy to be left in peace.

54
Q

When does Achilles say that he will return to the fight?

A

when Hector burns his ships

55
Q

When the Greeks and Trojans first march into battle in the Iliad, ___ immediately jumps in front to challenge any enemy soldier to a duel. ___ accepts.

A

Paris; Menelaus

56
Q

When ___ tells Helen to join Paris back in their room, Helen is ___ and tells her to ___.

A

Aphrodite; furious; go to Paris by herself and be his wife and slave

57
Q

Which Greek attacks three of the gods in one day? List all three gods and their injuries.

A

Diomede;

  1. ) Aphrodite: wrist
  2. ) Apollo: narrow miss
  3. ) Ares: stomach
58
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Which Greek does Agamemnon send for to attend to the wound of Menelaus?

A

Machaon

59
Q

Whom does Hector call a “girl and coward”?.

A

Diomed

60
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Whom does Helenus hold up as the mightiest of the Greeks?

A

Diomed

61
Q

Why does Ajax son of Telemon join in the duel against Hector?

A

His lot was drawn.

62
Q

“With what heart can any of the Achaeans do your bidding?”

___ asked this of ___.

A

Achilles; Agamemnon

63
Q

“Young men’s minds are as light as air, but when an old man comes he looks before and after, deeming that which shall be fairest upon both sides.”

___ said this.

A

Menalaus

64
Q

Zeus sends a ___ dream to Agamemnon. Zeus wants to honor ___.

A

lying; Achilles

65
Q

“[Odysseus] never did the Argives a better turn than when he stopped this fellow’s mouth from prating further.”

___ said this about ___.

A

Greeks; Thersites

66
Q

___ intervenes to keep the Greeks from returning home. She chooses ___ to bid the Greeks remain to fight against Troy.

A

Athene; Odysseus

67
Q

___ is angry with the Greeks for building the wall around their ships. Why?

A

Poseidon; The Greeks didn’t honor the gods, and their wall will have more fame than his.

68
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___ is dazed by the injury that Diomed inflicts in her ___. Her mother, ___, tells her that other gods have suffered because of humans.

A

Aphrodite, wrist, Dione

69
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___ is the first Greek to volunteer to spy on the Trojans, and he chooses ___ to go with him. ___ volunteers to spy on the Greeks.

A

Diomed; Odysseus; Dolon

70
Q

___ is the first to tell Agamemnon that he was wrong for taking Briseis. What is Agamemnon’s response?

A

Nestor; He admits his folly and offers amends.

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