Iliad XX-XXII

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Test your knowledge on the epic poem 'The Iliad' and the gods and heroes of Greek mythology

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1
What is the theomachy?
Battle of heroes
Battle of animals
Battle of mortals
Battle of gods
2
What does Achilles vow to do?
Kill Hector
Save the Trojans
Defeat the gods
Take twelve captives
3
True or false: Zeus allows gods to assist factions
True
False
4
Who is Lykaon?
Son of Priam
Son of Zeus
Greek warrior
God of war
5
Who is the founder of the Roman Empire?
Odysseus
Achilles
Hector
Aeneas
6
What is the tradition of hospitality?
Providing shelter
Offering gifts
Protecting guests
Hosting feasts
7
Which gods fight in the theomachy?
Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares
Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo
Hermes, Hephaistos, Artemis
Athena, Ares, Hera
8
What does the river symbolize?
Divine power
Heroic deeds
Human struggle
Natural force
9
Who defeats Ares and Aphrodite?
Hera
Athena
Apollo
Poseidon
10
True or false: Achilles kills Hector in Book XX
False
True
11
What does Achilles reject?
Aeneas' offer
Lykaon's plea
Apollo's help
Hector's challenge
12
True or false: Achilles fears drowning
True
False
13
Which gods support the Trojans?
Hermes, Hephaistos
Hera, Athena, Poseidon
Zeus, Hera, Athena
Ares, Apollo, Artemis
14
Who is the god of the river?
Apollo
Ares
Poseidon
Xanthos
15
Who drives Artemis from the field?
Hera
Athena
Poseidon
Apollo
16
Who is the god of fire?
Apollo
Hephaistos
Hermes
Ares
17
Who rescues Aeneas from Achilles?
Ares
Poseidon
Apollo
Hermes
18
What does the theomachy provide?
Dramatic tension
Heroic deeds
Divine intervention
Comic relief
19
Who saves Achilles from the river?
Hermes
Apollo
Hephaistos
Ares
20
Who prophesies Aeneas' survival?
Zeus
Poseidon
Apollo
Athena
21
What does Agenor's speech foreshadow?
Apollo and Achilles
Aeneas and Achilles
Poseidon and Achilles
Hector and Achilles
22
Who challenges Apollo?
Poseidon
Ares
Hermes
Zeus
23
Who rescues Agenor?
Hermes
Ares
Poseidon
Apollo
24
Who is Agenor?
Trojan warrior
God of war
Greek warrior
Son of Zeus

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