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The Iliad Book 1
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8th Grade
09/10/2013

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What caused the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles?
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Agamemnon took Briseis away from Achilles to replace Chryseis.
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How many days did Apollo fire arrows at the Greek camps?
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9 days
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Who told Achilles why the gods were mad at them?
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Calchas
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What did Agamemnon tell Achilles he was going to take from him?
Definition
Briseis
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How was Achilles stopped from gutting Agamemnon?
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Athena pulled Achilles' hair and told him he was going to get magnificent gifts if he didn't kill Agamemnon.
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Who was the old man who told Agamemnon and Achilles to drop the quarrel?
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Nestor
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What did Thetis ask of Zeus and what did Zeus do?
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Thetis asked Zeus to give the Trojans the upper hand until Agamemnon sees how silly he has been. Zeus nodded his head.
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What was Hera mad about in pages 17-19?
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She has seen Zeus talking to Thetis and Hera thought they were doing something behind her back
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Why did Zeus feel that he owed Thetis any help?
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In the past, when Zeus had been in trouble, Thetis alone among the immortals had come to his aid.
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Who told Achilles not to fight Agamemnon and that he would be awarded later?
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Athena
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