1. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 364) 1.) What does Homer invoke? Lines 1-8 2.) Who are “the two”? Lines 7-8 3.) Which god drove them to this fight? Lines 9-10 How? Why? Cite lines that prove this. 4.) Chryses approaches the Achaeans fast ships. (Line 13) Why? 5) Who is the “distant deadly archer”? What is this type of description called? 6.)Whom did Chryses beg? What did he beg for?

2. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 365) 6.) The Achaeans cried out in assent (agreement). Assent to what? (Lines 25-26) 7.) Summarize Agamemnon’s response to Chryses. (Lines 28-37) 8.) Starting in lines 41-42, what does Chryses do? 9.) What is the result?

3. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 366) 10.) Who prompts Achilles to gather the men to try to stop this slaughter? 11.) Why do you think he wants to consult a holy man, Calchas, and what is his significance?

4. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 367) 12.) l.86 Calchas speaks, asking Achilles for protection from ________________. Indirect characterization of Agamemnon and Achilles: a)What do Calchas’s words tell us about Agamemnon? b)What does Calchas’s desire to get protection from Achilles tell us about Achilles? 13.) What is Achilles’ response? l.99-108 14.) List the reasons Apollo is angry. l. 111-116

5. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 368) 15.) lines 119 and on.... Agamemnon’s response to all this: 16) lines 135-141 very important-Based on this, what words would you use to characterize Agamemnon? 17.) Achilles’ response: Lines 142-152 What does Achilles tell him? 18). What does he claim would be a disgrace? What should Agamemnon accept as his ultimate prize? 19.) l. 153- conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles continues Agamemnon threatens to ___________________ a prize

6. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 369) 20.) l. 174… Achilles claims he and the rest of the forces are fighting Troy for what reasons? 21) Lines 199-202 Achilles declares he’s ______________________

7. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 370-371) 22) What is Agamemnon’s response? 23)What will Agamemnon take? 24) What does Achilles do in anger? 25) Who stops him? Does he obey?

8. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 372) 26) Summarize what Achilles says in lines 262-287:

9. The Iliad Book 1 (p. 373) Pg. 373 italics summarize passages of Book 1 not included in our text 27.) l. 288-293 Achilles ceases fighting. How do these lines support the title of Book 1? *288, *292-3 28) l. 307- 316 Who intervenes for Achilles? How? To Whom? 29) For whom does this character want victory? 30) Based on what you read at the very end, why do you think this is so?