VCE Classical Studies Practice Questions - VCE Classical Studies (VCAA Units 3 & 4) Exam

In Book 1 of Homer's Iliad, what is the immediate cause of the devastating plague sent by Apollo upon the Achaean camp?

Agamemnon's dishonorable refusal to ransom Chryseis, daughter of Apollo's priest Chryses Achilles' refusal to join the front lines of battle against the Trojans Odysseus' sacrilegious theft of Apollo's sacred cattle on Chryse island Menelaus' failure to offer a hecatomb to Apollo prior to sailing for Troy

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Agamemnon's dishonorable refusal to ransom Chryseis, daughter of Apollo's priest Chryses

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