Question

the central conflict in book 1 is between the greek hero achilles and ____.○ the trojan queen hecube○ the greek king agamemnon○ the greek prophet calchasin the opening of book 1, the trojan priest chryses begs the greeks to ____.○ release his daughter○ end the war○ sacrifice to apollo

Explanation:

1. For the first question: In Book 1 of the Iliad, the core conflict arises when Agamemnon seizes Achilles' war prize, leading to a bitter rift between the Greek hero and the Greek king.
2. For the second question: At the start of Book 1, Chryses, a Trojan priest, approaches the Greek camp to plead for the return of his daughter Chryseis, who was taken as a captive.

Answer:

1. the Greek king Agamemnon
2. release his daughter