CLAS Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Solved Correctly
What is the name of the river Achilles fights? - AnswersScamander
Who steals Achilles armor from Patroklos corpse? - AnswersHector
Which héros participate in the night raid in book 10 of the Iliad? - AnswersOdysseus/Diomedes
Who is Hector's wife? - AnswersAndromache
During the Embassy Scene, Achilles is told a myth. Which myth? - AnswersThe myth of Meleager
How does Odysseus change the speech Agamemnon has him read to Achilles in the embassy scene? -
AnswersHe leaves out the part about Achilles having to bow down to Agamemnon
Which of the following is NOT part of the Embassy to Achilles in Book 9 of the Iliad? - AnswersNestor
Which Greek hero protect the body of Patroklos? - AnswersMenelaus
Who kills Sarpedon? - AnswersPatroklos
Which god deserts Hector just before his death? - AnswersApollo
Who kills Achilles? - AnswersParis
Which of the following defensive measures do the Greeks take? - AnswersThey build a wall around their
ships
What does Achilles do with Hector's body? - AnswersDrags it behind his chariot
The main theme of the Iliad is ___. - AnswersThe rage of Achilles
Why does Patroklos spirit appear to Achilles in book 23? - AnswersBecause Achilles has yet to bury him
What happens when Priam and Achilles meet? - AnswersThe weep together
What is happening in the City of Peace on Achilles shield? - AnswersA murder trial
Which of the following is an early sign of Achilles softening towards the Greek Army? - AnswersHe send
Patroklos to the Greek camp to see which Greek hero has been injured
Who is the wife of Priam? - AnswersHecuba
Who identifies the Greek heroes for Priam as they sit on the battlements of Troy? - AnswersHelen
Who almost climbs the walls of Troy 4 times before he is killed? - AnswersPatroklos
Why does Diomedes withdraw from fighting halfway through the poem? - AnswersParis injures him
, Why does Hera sleep with Zeus in the Iliad? - AnswersSo that other gods can help the Greek while he
sleeps afterwards
Who or what does Agamemnon take from Achilles in book 1 of the Iliad? - AnswersThe captive woman
Briseis
What is Achilles doing when the embassy reaches him? - AnswersSinging songs of the kleos of heroes
Why doesn't Diomedes kill Glaucus? - AnswersBecause their grandfathers were friends
Who borrows Achilles armor? - AnswersPatroklos
What's so special about Achilles horse, Xanthus? - AnswersHe can talk
Who is the oldest of these great Greek heroes at Troy? - AnswersNestor
What is ainos? - AnswersA form of encoded speech requiring specialized knowledge to understand
What is the Epic Cycle? - AnswersThe collection of epic poems about the Trojan War and its aftermath
Which of the following does Achilles do to honor the death of Patroklos? - AnswersOffers a human
sacrifice
What makes new armor for Achilles? - AnswersHephaestus
Which of the following is not part of a typical prayer to the gods in Greek religion? - AnswersMentioning
only one god
Which of the following is NOT part of the Plan of Zeus? - AnswersMenelaus will die
Who cleans up the mess after the slaughter of the suitors? - AnswersThe serving-maids who slept with
them
What is the name of the young princess who invites Odysseus to the home of her father, the king of the
Phaiakians? - AnswersNausikaa
How does Odysseus convince his father of his identity? - AnswersHe knows how many trees of which
kind are in his orchard.
At the beginning of the Odyssey, approximately how long has Odysseus been away from home? -
Answers20 years
Who are Nausikaa's companions startled when they see Odysseus? - AnswersHe is naked
Whose funeral is described in the final book of the Odyssey? - AnswersAchilles
Whose veil keeps Odysseus from drowning? - AnswersLeucothea
Whose song is dangerously seductive to Odysseus? - AnswersThe Siren
What is the name of the river Achilles fights? - AnswersScamander
Who steals Achilles armor from Patroklos corpse? - AnswersHector
Which héros participate in the night raid in book 10 of the Iliad? - AnswersOdysseus/Diomedes
Who is Hector's wife? - AnswersAndromache
During the Embassy Scene, Achilles is told a myth. Which myth? - AnswersThe myth of Meleager
How does Odysseus change the speech Agamemnon has him read to Achilles in the embassy scene? -
AnswersHe leaves out the part about Achilles having to bow down to Agamemnon
Which of the following is NOT part of the Embassy to Achilles in Book 9 of the Iliad? - AnswersNestor
Which Greek hero protect the body of Patroklos? - AnswersMenelaus
Who kills Sarpedon? - AnswersPatroklos
Which god deserts Hector just before his death? - AnswersApollo
Who kills Achilles? - AnswersParis
Which of the following defensive measures do the Greeks take? - AnswersThey build a wall around their
ships
What does Achilles do with Hector's body? - AnswersDrags it behind his chariot
The main theme of the Iliad is ___. - AnswersThe rage of Achilles
Why does Patroklos spirit appear to Achilles in book 23? - AnswersBecause Achilles has yet to bury him
What happens when Priam and Achilles meet? - AnswersThe weep together
What is happening in the City of Peace on Achilles shield? - AnswersA murder trial
Which of the following is an early sign of Achilles softening towards the Greek Army? - AnswersHe send
Patroklos to the Greek camp to see which Greek hero has been injured
Who is the wife of Priam? - AnswersHecuba
Who identifies the Greek heroes for Priam as they sit on the battlements of Troy? - AnswersHelen
Who almost climbs the walls of Troy 4 times before he is killed? - AnswersPatroklos
Why does Diomedes withdraw from fighting halfway through the poem? - AnswersParis injures him
, Why does Hera sleep with Zeus in the Iliad? - AnswersSo that other gods can help the Greek while he
sleeps afterwards
Who or what does Agamemnon take from Achilles in book 1 of the Iliad? - AnswersThe captive woman
Briseis
What is Achilles doing when the embassy reaches him? - AnswersSinging songs of the kleos of heroes
Why doesn't Diomedes kill Glaucus? - AnswersBecause their grandfathers were friends
Who borrows Achilles armor? - AnswersPatroklos
What's so special about Achilles horse, Xanthus? - AnswersHe can talk
Who is the oldest of these great Greek heroes at Troy? - AnswersNestor
What is ainos? - AnswersA form of encoded speech requiring specialized knowledge to understand
What is the Epic Cycle? - AnswersThe collection of epic poems about the Trojan War and its aftermath
Which of the following does Achilles do to honor the death of Patroklos? - AnswersOffers a human
sacrifice
What makes new armor for Achilles? - AnswersHephaestus
Which of the following is not part of a typical prayer to the gods in Greek religion? - AnswersMentioning
only one god
Which of the following is NOT part of the Plan of Zeus? - AnswersMenelaus will die
Who cleans up the mess after the slaughter of the suitors? - AnswersThe serving-maids who slept with
them
What is the name of the young princess who invites Odysseus to the home of her father, the king of the
Phaiakians? - AnswersNausikaa
How does Odysseus convince his father of his identity? - AnswersHe knows how many trees of which
kind are in his orchard.
At the beginning of the Odyssey, approximately how long has Odysseus been away from home? -
Answers20 years
Who are Nausikaa's companions startled when they see Odysseus? - AnswersHe is naked
Whose funeral is described in the final book of the Odyssey? - AnswersAchilles
Whose veil keeps Odysseus from drowning? - AnswersLeucothea
Whose song is dangerously seductive to Odysseus? - AnswersThe Siren
