10th Grade Quiz on Tuesday 12/2

10th Grade-- 

On Tuesday, 12/2 you will be given a quiz covering the comprehension questions from Book I of Homer's Iliad.

I decided not to quiz you over Antigone because I want to give you a test over it later instead.

10th Grade Homework: Iliad Book VI Comprehension Questions

Here are the comprehension questions for Homer's Iliad, Book VI. Write each answer thoroughly and thoughtfully, and do not forget to provide a page and line reference for each question.

You must finish comprehension questions 1-10 by Tuesday, 12/2

1. When Menelaos captures Adrestos, what does Adrestos ask him and offer him? How does Menelaos respond to this?

2.  Who changes Menelaos's mind about Adrestos? How does he do this?

3. Why does Helenos tell Hektor to go back to Troy? What must Hektor do there?

4. Which warrior is causing great damage to the Trojans in the battle?

5. When Glaukos (a Trojan) and Diomedes meet in battle, what do they realize about their ancestors?

6. What do Glaukos and Diomedes trade? Who got the better deal in this trade? Why?

7. Who greets Hektor when he returns to Troy? What do they want to know?

8. Where does Hektor first go once he gets to Troy?

9. When Hektor's mother offers him some wine, what does Hektor say to her?

10. What does Hektor wish would happen to his brother Paris?

11. When the women go to the temple of Athene and beg her to protect the men againstt Dimoedes, who does Athene respond?

12. What is the second place that Hektor goes after leaving Priam's palace?

13. What is Paris doing when Hektor goes to see him?

14. What does Hektor say to Paris about the battle? How does Paris reply to him?

15. What does Helen say to Hektor about the war and about her decision to run away with Paris?

16. How does Hektor reply to Helen's attempt to make peace between Hektor and Paris?

17. After Hektor sees Paris and tells him to return to battle, where does he go next? Why is he going there?

18. What is the name of Hektor's wife? When Hektor goes to look for her, where does he find her? Why is she there?

19. When Hektor finds Andromache, what does she say to him about her family?

20. Who killed Andromache's family?