The Iliad Quiz 10 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who was Odysseus's wife?
2. Where does the Odyssey take place?
3. What are the three main Motifs in the Iliad?
4. Someone who is showing LAMENT might:
5. What is one theme of the Iliad (specifically book 1)?
6. A solemn promise
7. Which goddess appears to Achilles and prevents a duel between him and Agamemnon?
8. Athena pretends to be Hector's brother during a battle. What is this an example of?
9. In the Iliad, who counsels Zeus to let his son's death happen as it is fated to?
10. COVID-19 may long remain a blight on our memories of the year 2020. In this sentence, blight means:
11. Which of the following has Odysseus NOT experienced prior to Book 9 of The Odyssey?
12. The feeling that a person is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn
13. How long has the war been raging at Troy?
14. Which god(dess) breaks the strap on Paris's helmet?
15. True or False:women were considered equal in Ancient Greece?
16. Who was the first one to see Achilles with his new armour?
17. King who was leader of the Achaean (Greek) forces?
18. What did Aphrodite do for Paris?
19. Which character best fits the archetype of mentor for the Greeks?
20. Which character is Achilles' cousin?
21. Which lit device?:reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
22. How did the Greek finally defeat the Trojan?
23. President Trump and his cabinet members worked frantically to try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In this sentence, frantically means:
24. Who was frightened and fled when he saw Achilles?
25. What does Athena turn Odysseus into when he returns?
26. What modern country is Troy in?
27. Sad and pathetic
28. Achilles allows Patroclus to fight if
29. What was one major cause of this war?
30. Pick one who sides with the Achaeans (Greeks)
31. How was Achilles made "immortal" ?
32. What did Odysseus do to avoid going to war?
33. The armor that Patroklos wears onto the battlefield belongs to
34. The Iliad was written by
35. (n.)a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
36. Who is the main character and the greatest warrior in the Iliad?
37. Who is the King of Sparta (Achaean Army)?
38. When Priam and Agamemnon meet, what animal do they sacrifice?
39. A place in the Underworld where souls of the good dead, poets, heroes, and priests are.
40. Which word best describes Ancient Athens?
41. The ancient Greeks valued human qualities such as loyalty, respect, hospitality, and valor. In this sentence, valor means:
42. Which Trojan soldier broke the truce?
43. What makes Hector fight Achilles even though his family asks him not to?
44. Where does Andromache go when she hears that the Trojans are hard-pressed?
45. The most terrible Titan Mother Earth birthed after the war
46. He was warned by Faunus not to marry his daughter to any man but to a stranger
47. What does Hector request of Achilles?
48. Who did Paris give the apple to?
49. Why did Agamemnon feel the need to take Briseis from Achilles?
50. Aphrodite's interference was monumental in determining the outcome of the war. In this sentence, monumental means:
51. Which of the following dies in the movie, but DOESN'T die in the story
52. "The seductive power of Black Friday sales can be too much for some people to resist. Those people may easily spend more than they have budgeted." In this sentence, seductive means:
53. Who is the epic hero in The Iliad
54. Juno (Hera), Minerva (Athena), Neptune (Poseidon), Mercury (Hermes), and Vulcan (Hephaestus) took which side?
55. How does the Iliad develop the topic of Hubris?
56. Who is Odysseus?
57. Which city is the setting for The Iliad?
58. What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
59. Someone showing vanity might be likely to:
60. Introduction to a literary text