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1. Who sends the plague to the Achaean camp near the beginning of The Iliad?

2. When does Achilles die?

3. Which of the following characters do not engage in one-on-one combat with each other in the poem?

4. When is The Iliad thought to have been composed?

5. Who helps rescue Machaon after Paris wounds him?

6. Who kills Dolon?

7. With what weapon does Ajax knock Hector unconscious?

8. At what point in the story do the Achaeans hold their athletic competition?

9. Which of the following characters is Helen’s brother-in-law?

10. How long has the Trojan War been going by the time The Iliad begins?

11. How many Trojan warriors does Achilles sacrifice on Patroclus’s pyre?

12. Who suggests that Helen be returned to Menelaus?

13. Who reminds Achilles that the Achaean soldiers cannot fight on empty stomachs?

14. Which god helps to bring about the death of Patroclus?

15. Why is Astyanax frightened when he sees his father, Hector?

16. Which of the following do not appear on Achilles’ new shield?

17. With which immortal does Achilles engage in one-on-one combat?

18. Why does Zeus initially agree to help the Trojans in the war?

19. What provokes Achilles’ rage against Agamemnon?

20. Who raised Patroclus?

21. Who sets fire to a Greek ship?

22. What magical charm does Hera use in seducing Zeus and making him fall asleep?

23. What do Helen and Paris do during one particularly stormy battle?

24. Where is Achilles’ old armor most vulnerable to attack?

25. What grave tactical error does Hector make out of overconfidence?

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Question: By the beginning of the fifth century B.C.E., the two main city-stares were:
Student answered: d) Athens and Sparta
Correct answer: d) Athens and Sparta

Question: The diaspora is:
Student answered: b) the dispersal of Hebrews among other cultures/religions
Correct answer: b) the dispersal of Hebrews among other cultures/religions

Question: In general, Rome and Romans were:
Student answered: b) conservative
Correct answer: b) conservative

Question: The dialectic method of Socrates was based on:
Student answered: a) question and answer
Correct answer: a) question and answer

Question: Socrates was condemned to death for:
Student answered: c) impiety
Correct answer: c) impiety

Question: Petronius’s Satyricon satirizes:
Student answered: d) the nouvePetronius’s Satyriconau riche
Correct answer: d) the nouvePetronius’s Satyriconau riche

Question: The Torah is:
Student answered: d) the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
Correct answer: d) the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Question: The ancient city of Troy was located in what is now:
Student answered: b) western Turkey
Correct answer: b) western Turkey

Question: Ancient Greek religion:
Student answered: a) both distained and worshiped their gods
Correct answer: a) both distained and worshiped their gods

Question: Latin literature began with:
Student answered: b) a translation of the Odyssey
Correct answer: b) a translation of the Odyssey

Question: The state of Israel was created:
Student answered: b) after WWII
Correct answer: b) after WWII

Question: In the first millennium B.C.E., the Hebrew nation reached great expansion and prosperity under Kings:
Student answered: d) Solomon and David
Correct answer: d) Solomon and David

Question: Ancient Greek women’s first duty was to:
Student answered: a) produce sons
Correct answer: a) produce sons

Question: Before the fifth century B.C.E., the city-states of Ancient Greece were governed as:
Student answered: c) an oligarchy
Correct answer: c) an oligarchy

Question: In the fourth century B.C.E., the Greek city states fell to:
Student answered: a) Persia
Correct answer: b) Macedon

Question: The democracy of fifth century B.C.E. Athens was:
Student answered: d) direct and open to all free men
Correct answer: d) direct and open to all free men

Question: One of Greece’s greatest contributions to Rome was:
Student answered: b) rhetoric
Correct answer: b) rhetoric

Question: Asia Minor is the ancient name for the countries in:
Student answered: a) western Asia
Correct answer: a) western Asia

Question: The Hebrew religion is different from other religions in the ancient world because:
Student answered: a) it is monotheistic
Correct answer: a) it is monotheistic

Question: The ancient Greeks called themselves:
Student answered: c) Hellenes
Correct answer: c) Hellenes

Question: The Peloponnesian Wars were between:
Student answered: c) Athens and Sparta
Correct answer: c) Athens and Sparta

Question: The first Roman emperor was:
Student answered: c) Augustus
Correct answer: c) Augustus

Question: Homer was inspired by:
Student answered: d) Greek oral epic poetry
Correct answer: d) Greek oral epic poetry

Question: Rome emerged as a world power after:
Student answered: d) victory over Carthage
Correct answer: d) victory over Carthage

Question: Rome’s great enemy in North Africa was:
Student answered: a) Carthage
Correct answer: a) Carthage

Question: In the religion of ancient Greece, morality was:
Student answered: b) created by humans
Correct answer: b) created by humans

Question: The majority of city-states on the Peloponnese were ruled by:
Student answered: b) Sparta
Correct answer: b) Sparta

Question: The city-states of ancient Greece were alike:
Student answered: b) in heritage
Correct answer: b) in heritage

Question: Ancient Greeks considered their gods:
Student answered: a) arbitrary and capricious toward humans
Correct answer: a) arbitrary and capricious toward humans

Question: Sophists were:
Student answered: c) teachers
Correct answer: c) teachers

Question: A belief system is the way a society:
Student answered: a) views the world and human life
Correct answer: a) views the world and human life

Question: The most famous of the Sophists was:
Student answered: d) Protagoras
Correct answer: d) Protagoras

Question: The “Fertile Crescent” refers to which geographical area?
Student answered: b) the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Correct answer: b) the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Question: The “Ancient World” refers to:
Student answered: c) the culture of the Mediterranean Basin before 400 B.C.E.
Correct answer: c) the culture of the Mediterranean Basin before 400 B.C.E.

Question: In the sixth century B.C.E., the Hebrew cities were destroyed and the population deported to:
Student answered: c) Babylon
Correct answer: c) Babylon

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