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Test your knowledge of #Homer's The#Iliad
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1
Which of the following did not fight on the side of the Trojans?
Hermes
Apollo
Ares
Aphrodite
2
When the diplomatic envoy visits Achilles' tent in Book 9, who is already there?
Athena
Patroclus
Briseis
Teucer
3
When Briseis sees Patroclus' corpse, she feels
satisfaction
contempt
great sadness
hungry
4
Hera seduces Zeus so that __________ can help the Greeks.
Poseidon
Hermes
Athena
Apollo
5
Which pair were NOT blood siblings?
Helen and Clytemnestra
Hector and Paris
Achilles and Patroclus
Agamemnon and Menelaus
6
Who escorts Priam to Achilles’ tent?
Deiphobus
Iris
Hermes
Apollo
7
After Patroclus dies, Odysseus convinces Achilles to ______________ before returning to battle.
ask for the soldiers' forgiveness
bury Patroclus' body
let the soldiers feast
make a sacrifice to Zeus
8
When Hector
first
faces Achilles, Hector
prays to Apollo for help
attacks immediately
thinks about negotiating
loses his courage
9
Helen feels no regret about the war she has caused because she is so in love with Paris
True
False
10
Achilles gets his new armor from
Ares
Agamemnon
Hephaestus
Zeus
11
The Iliad is an example of a(n)
Sonnet
Tragi-comedy
Epic Poem
Tragedy
12
Was asked 1st to judge the 3 goddesses but declined
Hades
Apollo
Zeus
Poseidon
13
The river that Achilles battles is named
Bob
Xanthus
Xanadu
Styx
14
This immortal most directly saves Achilles from the river
Poseidon
Athena
Hephaestus
Zeus
15
Prince Agenor would have been killed by Achilles if not for the assistance of
Athena
Ares
Aphrodite
Apollo
16
Whose idea was the Trojan Horse?
Nestor
Agamemnon
Odysseus
Achilles
17
Before going back into battle, Achilles is reminded of his 2 fates by
Patroclus (in a dream)
Briseis
Roan Beauty and Charger
Athena
18
Charger and Roan Beauty are
Achilles' horses
Apollo's horses
Hector's stallions
Agamemnon's stallions
19
The commander-in-chief of the Greek forces
Odysseus
Agamemnon
Menelaus
Achilles
20
While Achilles is getting his vengeance for Patroclus' death, Thetis says she will
keep Patroclus' corpse fresh
keep Briseis safe
prepare his bath and a meal
speak with Zeus
21
Which of the following is NOT a name for the Greek armies
Achaeans
Dardanians
Argives
Danaans
22
The 1st word of The Iliad is
Rage
The
Hate
Pride
23
This mortal 1st wounds Patroclus
Sarpedon
Pandarus
Euphorbus
Coon
24
Which of the following was not a finalist for the golden apple marked "For the Fairest"?
Hera
Aphrodite
Athena
Artemis
25
Lycaon
is a good example of a heroic death
begs for mercy and tries to buy his life
is shown mercy by Achilles who takes pity on his bad luck
wounds Achilles before dying
26
After Hector dies, the other Achaean warriors gather around his body and
praise the gods
defile his body with the swords and mock him
pour wine on him
mourn the loss of a noble and respected warrior
27
Achilles' anger toward Agamemnon mostly involves
Briseis
Hecuba
Chryseis
Helen
28
Hector's son is
Paris
Astyanax
Hector, Jr. or Lil' Hec
Priam
29
While Hector is fighting Achilles, Andromache is
weeping
weaving
bathing
sleeping
30
Paris would have been killed in Book 3 had it not been for
Aphrodite
Helen
Hera
Athena
31
The rainbow-robed messenger of the gods is
Roy G Biv
Prisma
Iris
Hermes
32
Achilles vows not to __________ until he avenges Patroclus' death.
Eat
Bathe
Die
Sleep
33
"Atrides" refers to
Achilles and Patroclus
Agamemnon and Menelaus
All of the Greeks
Hector and Paris
34
Where is Achilles’ old armor most vulnerable to attack?
groin
abdomen
heart
neck
35
Who goes with Achilles when he first appears on the battlefield after Patroclus' death?
Hera
Athena
Odysseus
Agamemnon
36
Hector's mother is
Leto
Alcmena
Hecuba
Lesbos
37
Who delivered Zeus’s message to Thetis and Priam?
Athena
Hypnos
Iris
Hermes
38
Just prior to his battle with the river, Achilles takes __ Trojans captive.
50
7
12
20
39
During the duel between Achilles & Hector, Athena disguises herself as _______ to trick Hector.
Deiphobus
Priam
Paris
Agenor
40
Which of the following is not part of the diplomatic envoy to Achilles' tent?
Odysseus
Ajax
Diomedes
Pheonix
41
Agamemnon blames __________ for his taking of Briseis.
hubris
até
himself
wine
42
As Patroclus is dying, he
says nothing
prays to the gods to curse the Trojans
minimizes Hector's role in his death
asks that his body be given back to the Achaeans
43
Achilles must decide between
Patroclus or Phoenix
Briseis or Athena
Wealth or Fame
Long Life or Glory
44
Achilles' father is
Peleus
Phoenix
Zeus
Priam
45
Who asks one of the gods for new armor for Achilles?
Thetis
Iris
Agamemnon
Briseis
46
As Hector is dying, he pleads with Achilles to
spare his wife
spare his body
spare his parents
spare his son
47
Just prior to his battle with the river, Achilles encounters a former captive named
Xanthus
Coon
Polydorus
Lycaon
48
While the Achaeans and the Trojans argue over who won the single combat in Book 3, Paris is
taking a bath
having a feast
sleeping with his wife
playing his lyre
49
This god aids in Patroclus' death
Artemis
Apollo
Zeus
Ares
50
Achilles' mother is
Chryseis
Thetis
Themis
Briseis
51
Hector was the brother of
Agamemnon
Paris
Menelaus
Castor
52
The Iliad begins with an Invocation to the
Graces
Gods
Muses
Achaeans
53
Which of the following did not fight on the side of the Achaeans?
Hera
Poseidon
Athena
Ares
54
This immortal refuses to fight when challenged by Poseidon
Aphrodite
Zeus
Ares
Apollo
55
To help seduce Zeus, Hera borrows a magic breastband from _________.
Artemis
Thetis
Aphrodite
Athena
56
Hector's wife is
Briseis
Andromache
Andromeda
Aphrodite
57
Aristeia
is a warrior's
Comedic Moment
Temporary Madness
Finest Moment
Tragic Flaw
58
Judged the 3 goddesses to determine to whom the golden apple belonged.
Zeus
Priam
Paris
Oenone
59
When Achilles learns of Patroclus' death, he
rolls in the dirt and weeps
kills the messenger
gets drunk
blames Agamemnon
60
Helen admires Paris
False
True
61
What is in the CENTER of Achilles' new shield?
Image of Patroclus
Sun, moon and stars
Image of Medusa
RAGE
62
What is on the OUTER RING of Achilles' new shield?
A city at peace and a city at war
Scenes of fields and vineyards
The River Ocean
Sun, moon and stars
63
Hera enlists the help of___________ in her seduction of Zeus.
Nike
Hypnos
Nemesis
Eros
64
Soon after Patroclus' death, Achilles puts aside his rage toward Agamemnon.
True
False
65
Zeus "visited" Helen's mother as a
Swan
Goose
Bull
Golden Rain
66
This immortal beats Aphrodite in the breasts
Athena
Ares
Hera
Artemis
67
Which of the following does not make a speech to Hector at the end of Book 24?
Helen
Andromache
Hecuba
Cassandra
68
Before Achilles returns to battle, Zeus has Athena
place a protective shield around Achilles.
fill him with Nectar and Ambrosia.
endow him with superhuman strength.
remind Achilles of his two fates.
69
Credited with writing The Iliad
Homer
Sophocles
Virgil
Shakespeare
70
This immortal boxes Artemis's ears
Hera
Zeus
Ares
Athena
71
Who threw the golden apple labeled "For the Fairest" into a wedding celebration?
Eros
Ares
Eris
Hera
72
Paris was the son of
Leda
Hector
Helen
Priam
73
Father-figure to Achilles
Odysseus
Phoenix
Great Ajax
Nestor
74
Patroclus dies while using
Ajax's helmet
Achilles' armor
Apollo's staff
Diomedes' shield
75
What god protected Hector’s body in a “golden shield of storm” so that the skin would not rip?
Apollo
Hermes
Hera
Aphrodite
76
Commander of the Myrmidons
Agamemnon
Achilles
Odysseus
Hector
77
This mortal deals Patroclus his death blow
Sarpedon
Paris
Hector
Pandarus
78
Apollo plagues the Achaean forces because Agamemnon would not return
Chryseis
Apollo's Staff
Trojan Gold
Helen
79
When the diplomatic envoy meets with Achilles, what do they do before discussing business?
Drink and Eat
Exchange compliments
Throw spears at each other
Wrestle
80
Book 3 involves an instance of single combat between
Paris and Achilles
Paris and Menelaus
Paris and Agamemnon
Hector and Achilles