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Homer, Transl. Robert FaglesA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. Why is Chryses at the Achaean camp?
2. What is the epithet most often applied to Achilles?
3. Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?
4. Who agrees to fight Menelaus?
5. Why is Troy Zeus’s favorite city?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. The Iliad opens with “Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles” (Line 1). How might this be an example of foreshadowing?
2. What role does honor play in this section of the story?
3. Why does Helen regret coming to Troy?
4. Why does Agamemnon declare Menelaus the winner of the duel?
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