Questions on Greek Gods and Goddesses with Epithets
Academic Prompt Iliad SHS
Academic Prompt No2.
ILIAD by HOMER
English IV
Mrs. Carmelita A. Matira
A. Author’s Background ( 1 paragraph
B. Graphic Organizes (Table 2 columns)
1. Character List
Achaeans
Trojans
Gods and goddesses with epithets
2. Simile and metaphor ( 10 each )
C. Comprehension Questions (Note : Limit your answer in one paragraph only but logically)
1. Book I
a. What character portrayal is presented by the personages in Book I.
2. Book VI
a. What misfortune did Andromache suffer from Achilles?
b. Why is Andromache called “Hector’s precious wife?
c. Mention three things that would make a woman precious?
d. How did Hector and Andromache show their great love and courage?
3. Why is book XVI the turning point of Achilles’ anger?
4. Why Book XXIV is called the furious book of Iliad?
a. What infliction does anger do to a person?
5. Book XXIV
a. Do you believe that sufferings unite people and prosperity divides them?
6.How does Achilles change over the course of the poem?
7. What is the role of women in The Iliad? Does the poem contain any strong female characters, or do the acts and deeds of males dominate the work?
8. What role does fate play in the emotional and psychological effect of The Iliad? Why does Homer make his characters aware of their impending dooms?
9. Is there a “heroic code” that guides the decisions of the characters in The Iliad? Discuss the values of the Homeric hero, paying particular attention to contrasting characters such as Achilles, Odysseus, Paris, and Hector. Does one character emerge as more heroic than the rest? Does one character emerge as less heroic?
10. List at least five key learning that you get from the epic “ILIAD”
Date of submission: August 15-17, 2012
Short type writing paper
Arial 11
Academic Prompt No2.
ILIAD by HOMER
English IV
Mrs. Carmelita A. Matira
A. Author’s Background ( 1 paragraph
B. Graphic Organizes (Table 2 columns)
1. Character List
Achaeans
Trojans
Gods and goddesses with epithets
2. Simile and metaphor ( 10 each )
C. Comprehension Questions (Note : Limit your answer in one paragraph only but logically)
1. Book I
a. What character portrayal is presented by the personages in Book I.
2. Book VI
a. What misfortune did Andromache suffer from Achilles?
b. Why is Andromache called “Hector’s precious wife?
c. Mention three things that would make a woman precious?
d. How did Hector and Andromache show their great love and courage?
3. Why is book XVI the turning point of Achilles’ anger?
4. Why Book XXIV is called the furious book of Iliad?
a. What infliction does anger do to a person?
5. Book XXIV
a. Do you believe that sufferings unite people and prosperity divides them?
6.How does Achilles change over the course of the poem?
7. What is the role of women in The Iliad? Does the poem contain any strong female characters, or do the acts and deeds of males dominate the work?
8. What role does fate play in the emotional and psychological effect of The Iliad? Why does Homer make his characters aware of their impending dooms?
9. Is there a “heroic code” that guides the decisions of the characters in The Iliad? Discuss the values of the Homeric hero, paying particular attention to contrasting characters such as Achilles, Odysseus, Paris, and Hector. Does one character emerge as more heroic than the rest? Does one character emerge as less heroic?
10. List at least five key learning that you get from the epic “ILIAD”
Date of submission: August 15-17, 2012
Short type writing paper
Arial 11