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The Iliad Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. When Menelaus hears about his wife being kidnapped, what is the first thing he does?
2. In the Iliad, the gods understand it could be dangerous to alter fate because it could lead to .....
3. Who wrote "The Iliad"
4. Which character does Zeus want to save from death?
5. Who did Paris choose as the "most beautiful" goddess?
6. Who is Pandarus?
7. Who goes on the embassy to Achilles
8. Spurn" ..... men were dying and all because Agamemnon spurned Apollo's priest."
9. Which god does Chryses serve as a priest?
10. Who is the leader of the Greek army in the Iliad?
11. Why is the climax when Paris has to decide which goddess wins?
12. Who decides Achilles must return Hector's body?
13. Who is the author of The Iliad?
14. Who is the king of Troy?
15. The sun god that priest Chryses prayed to for help to get his daughter back from Agamemnon
16. Achilles gained acclaim as he fought valiantly in the Trojan War. In this sentence, acclaim means:
17. Which Trojan warrior first challenges Achilles?
18. How does Penelope test her suitors?
19. Proud soldier who dies on his sword
20. With Diomedes and Odysseus injured, who is the sole great warrior who is leading the charge against the Trojans in Book 15?
21. Who was Achilles' mother?
22. A dead body, specifically of a human being
23. Who won the war?
24. What did the children do to celebrate the retreat of the Greek forces in Scene 10?
25. What was Paris swayed by when he gave the apple to the goddess?
26. What were Patroclus's last words?
27. Who seizes Briseis as a war prize?
28. Are the Iliad and the Odyssey of a multiple or single authorship?
29. What is the name of the town that the Achaeans sack?
30. Military operation in which forces surround a town or building
31. The Greeks laid siege to the walled city of Troy for ..... years.
32. Following the correct rites; with honor
33. Who is the second greatest Greek warrior after Achilles?
34. The first race of gods; gigantic but human-like
35. Agamemnon's war prize was?
36. Where are the Greeks located during the war?
37. What is hospitality?
38. Who was Menelaus?
39. Who requests that Achilles not enter the war yet?
40. "Red-tape means social formality; that is, the close or excessive observance of forms and routine in the transaction of business." In this sentence, formality means:
41. Why did Achilles agree to rejoin the war after his disinterest?
42. Under what condition does Achilles agree to Patroclus's plan?
43. Who can not watch the fight between Menelaus and Paris
44. Why do the people of Troy accept that Trojan Horse gift and bring it into their city?
45. Which of the words below means "excessive pride" ?
46. Which lit device?:a nickname applied to a person to describe their personality or occupation
47. PERSUASIVE means:
48. What are two main symbols in the Iliad?
49. Who sends the plague onto the Greek army?
50. What does Agamemnon demand from Achilles in exchange for returning Chryseis?
51. When were the poems composed?
52. Who leads the Achaeans in driving the Trojans back into temporary retreat?
53. Why did Patroclus want to wear Achilles' armor?
54. Excessive pride and arrogance is called
55. Achilles' horses were no ordinary horses. They .....
56. Confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle
57. After Patroclus is killed, Achilles will .....
58. Who came up with the idea to build the wooden horse? Who won the war?
59. Who does Diomedes exchange armor with
60. Something that is attacked or destroyed
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