Check the text carefully, then try those questions again. Summary patroclus seeks achilles, crying and pleading for help, about how the aechaeans are losing the war. In book 16 of the iliad, achilles prays that two things will return safely from battle. Create a study guide for your students with prezi video. Then patroclus drew near to achilles with tears welling from his eyes. Your existing quiz score will be replaced by the score you earn on this quiz. Ensure your understanding of various themes in the iliad with this quiz and worksheet combo. John keatss on first looking into chapmans homer w. Quiz questions will ask you about fate, love and friendship in the iliad. Choose from 500 different sets of the iliad book 16 flashcards on quizlet.
Book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16. Iliad study guide contains a biography of homer, literature essays, a complete e text, quiz. The iliad is one of the best books ive ever had to read for school. Achilles also warns him to only go to the ships and not any further. Sing, o goddess, the anger of achilles son of peleus, that broughtcountless ills upon the achaeans. The iliad flashcards in a level and ib classical civilization. Although he doesnt want agamemnon to secure any further glory, his. Which character do you identify as the main character in the iliad.
Even though moments like this may seem repetitive and gross, they are important to the poem as a whole. Although achilles cannot return to the battle without armor, he helps by. The achaeans are compared to bees in the iliad s first. Your technique for working on this assignment should begin. Learn the iliad book 16 with free interactive flashcards. Station your men above the figtree there, where the walls most easily scaled, and the city lies then wide open. He sends his mother, thetis, to get a new suit of armor made.
For achilles, the preservation of his honor is the measuring stick for his life, and every achaean injury makes his honor greater, as it will make it all the more impressive when he returns to battle and saves the day. Select the correct answer to each of the following questions by clicking on the appropriate button. Stop wasting time in meetings and be more productive at work. There are 10 multiple choice questions, and you will have 15 minutes to complete this quiz. Clanless, lawless, homeless is he who is in love with civil war, that brutal ferocious thing. In book 18 he promises not to bury his friend until he has killed hector, the man. The iliad quiz tests your knowledge with regard to the great poem iliad. Support your answer with at least five examples from the book.
Patroclus approaches achilles in tears and achilles asks him why he is. Tweet about the iliad study guide email the iliad study guide to a friend. This is the first of many, many scenes like it in the iliad. In book 16 of the iliad, how do achilless instructions to patroclus relate to the.
Book 16 meanwhile, patroclus goes to achilles tent and begs to be allowed to wear achilles armor if achilles still refuses to rejoin the battle himself. Homer, iliad, book 16, line 1 perseus digital library. Glaucus speech demonstrates the high passions experienced at the loss of a close friend in battle, foreshadowing achilles feelings at the death. Apollos priest chryses comes to the achaian camp and asks to ransom back his daughter chryseis, who has been captured. Home a level and ib study tools classical civilization the iliad. Take pity on me now, and stay here on the battlements, dont make your son an orphan your wife a widow. Achilles pride and anger toward agamemnon are extreme, and even the deaths of many of his comrades fails to move him. Patroclus begs achilles to allow him to lead the myrmidons into battle.
Achilles declines to fight but agrees to the exchange of armor, with the understanding that patroclus will fight only long enough to save the ships. Achilles refuses to physically help, but offers patroclus his armor so that he can fight. A generous friendship no cold medium knows, burns with one love, with one resentment glows. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the iliad and what it means. Read the remaining books less closely and focus your attention on the broad ideas and general plot. In book 16, achilleus friend, patroklos, persuades achilleus to let him fight in his. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. Aside from that, its vehicle invented image to which the trojan horses are compared is interesting. Like a girl, a baby running after her mother, begging to be picked up, and she tugs her skirts, holding her back as she tries to hurry off all tears, fawning up at her she takes her in her arms. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive.
As a woman of maeonia or caria stains a slice of ivory, scarlet, to make a cheekpiece for a horse, an ornament to be kept in a treasure chamber, coveted by many riders, destined for a kings delight and doubly so, to adorn his steed, and as a badge of honour. Which event in the books is the climax, or main turning point, in the book. Patroclus is achilless friend, trusted adviser, and a good warrior, but he cannot. Although he doesnt want agamemnon to secure any further glory, his heart aches for the lives of the argives and the glory. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. When achilleus learns of the death of his friend, he experiences terrible grief and swears revenge. Zeus uses his golden scales to weigh fate twice in the iliad. The iliad begins with the poet calling on the muse to sing of the wrath of achilleus and its consequences. Classwork read and highlight the summaries of books xxiii. In book 8 he weighs the fates of the two armies, the trojans and the achaeans, and the achaeans lose. Take our free the iliad quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Iliad book 1 ancient greek by david chamberlain, homer. The quiz below will help gauge how much you know about this ancient greek poem.
The hero and homeric culture themes in the iliad study help quiz. You can not go back and change your answers, so make sure you are sure of the response before you click for the next question. Many a brave soul did it sendhurrying down to hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogsand vultures, for so were the counsels of jove fulfilled from theday on which the son of atreus, king. Iliad study guide contains a biography of homer, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
Check your score by clicking on the calculate your score button at the bottom of the page. What is the role that friendship plays in the iliad. It shows human nature as its true self, well, for me. Take a free quiz on the iliad by homer and find out how well you know the book. Iliad study guide contains a biography of homer, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz. Sep 16, 20 patroclus begs achilles to allow him to lead the myrmidons into battle.
Select from the dropdown list to complete the text. Homework workbook page 5 points, classwork read and highlight the summary of book xx 5 points. Together, their choices and their consequences raise questions that will be. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. The questions you missed will be displayed below your score. The following are comments that occurred to me while reading english translations of book i of the iliad. He has made a fatal decision, and the deaths of sarpedon, patroklos, hektor, achilles himself, and the fall of troy all inevitably follow. Cliffsnotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what youre studying, cliffsnotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams.
Check your knowledge of the plot of book 16 of the iliad by completing this quiz and worksheet. There is an example of guest friendship in book 6 with. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Did you know that the iliad was written around the 8th century bc. Listen to the opening lines set to music by ioannidis nikolaos. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. The achaeans are compared to bees in the iliads first. The iliad quotes, famous iliad quotes, quotations sayings. Yeatss leda and the swan perseus project classics resources listen to iliad 1 read in greek by stanley lombardo. The deaths of sarpedon and patroklos in this book introduce an elegiac tone into the last part of the iliad, as the characters that the reader sees. Patroclus wears achilless armor with his permission in book 16, and it seems to serve him well for a while.
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