Question 1
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[blank_start]Agamemnon[blank_end] is crushed by the Trojan victory and sheds tears.
Question 2
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The men do not follow Agamemnon's suggestion to give up and rush to their ships; instead, spurred on by _________________, they become incensed at his words and state that they are determined to fight until the end, knowing that it is prophesied that Troy will eventually fall.
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Diomedes
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Nestor
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Achilles
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Phoenix
Question 3
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It is prophesied that Troy will eventually fall.
Question 4
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Nestor addresses the king, stating that they really need the help of ___________________.
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Achilles
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Agamemnon
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Diomedes
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Patroclos
Question 5
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What does Agamemnon agree to do in order to convince Achilles to return to battle?
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he agrees to return Briseis to Achilles, and give him the hand of one of his daughters and a large kingdom to rule
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he agrees to give him a large kingdom and a harem of one hundred women
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he agrees to stop talking to the troops and let Achilles arrange all of the battle plans
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he agrees to return home and leave the battle so that Achilles can take over
Question 6
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Who suggests to Agamemnon that he must do something to make up for the offense he has given Achilles?
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Aias
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Nestor
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Diomedes
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Patroclus
Question 7
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Who are sent as emissaries to Achilles by Agamemnon?
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Odysseus
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Phoenix
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Aias
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Nestor
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Diomedes
Question 8
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What is Achilles doing when the emissaries arrive at his tent?
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he is playing the lyre for Patroclus
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he is sleeping
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he is sharpening his sword
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he is singing a song of battle
Question 9
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Achilles accepts Agamemnon's offer and returns to battle.
Question 10
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Achilles explains that his love for and devotion to Briseis was like that of Menelaus for [blank_start]Helen[blank_end].
Question 11
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Achilles says that he cannot accept Agamemnon's offer because:
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his honor has been violated and cannot be restored
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he did not offer enough gifts
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he doesn't want Briseis back
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nothing could cause him to return to battle
Question 12
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Achilles refuses to ever lift his spear against [blank_start]Hector[blank_end] again.
Question 13
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Who agrees to sail to Phthia with Achilles?
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Phoenix
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Aias
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Odysseus
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Diomedes
Question 14
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The other emissaries are shocked that Phoenix agrees to the offer.
Question 15
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Realizing that Achilles has refused to return to the battlefield, ________________ calls the Greeks to fight with a rousing speech.
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Diomedes
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Agamemnon
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Odysseus
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Aias