This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Greek Classics > The Iliad > The Iliad – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Iliad Quiz 11 (48 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who says, "Father Jove, of a truth you blind men's eyes and bane them. The son of Atreus had not else stirred me to so fierce an anger ..... "? A) Odysseus. B) Agamemnon. C) Achilles. D) Menelaus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achilles. 2. Typhon is described as a grisly monster with a hundred heads, whom Zeus cast down into the underworld. In this sentence, grisly means: A) Constantly agitated. B) Noisy, fighting. C) Uncontrolled. D) Inspiring horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inspiring horror. 3. Which god(dess) saves Menelaus from being killed? A) Aphrodite. B) Zeus. C) Athena. D) Hera. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 4. Which god did the priest who Agamemnon insulted worship? A) Zeus. B) Poseidon. C) Apollo. D) Hades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apollo. 5. What did Athene agree to do for Telemachus? A) Go find his father. B) Remove the wooers. C) Gather a ship and crew. D) Accompany him on his journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gather a ship and crew. 6. How does returning Chryseis to her father contribute to the development of the plot? A) It provides a reason for the reader to dislike Agamemnon. B) It establishes the tension between Agamemnon and Achilles. C) It allows the reader to see how generous Achilles is. D) It gives Achilles the power to bribe Agamemnon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It establishes the tension between Agamemnon and Achilles. 7. Most Greek men ..... as the most important ideologies. A) Glory and honor. B) Wisdom and skill. C) Hospitality and donuts. D) Love and romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glory and honor. 8. What is Achilles' response to the embassy's plea for him to join the battle? A) He agrees to join the battle. B) He refuses to join the battle. C) He asks for more war prizes. D) He demands an apology from Agamemnon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He refuses to join the battle. 9. Who prepares the body of Achilles for the funeral pyre according to the text? A) The narrator. B) Thetis and a dozen sea sisters. C) Athena and Ajax. D) Agamemnon and Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thetis and a dozen sea sisters. 10. Why did Achilles refuse to fight in the middle of the war? A) Because he became tired of war. B) Because Agememnon took the princess Briseis away. C) Because he was injured. D) Because he knew he could not win. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because Agememnon took the princess Briseis away. 11. He had a really good reason to be furious at Paris because Paris stole his wife away A) Ares. B) Agamemnon. C) Menelaus. D) Diomedes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Menelaus. 12. At the end of the Cyclops adventure, what does Polyphemus do that has an important impact on future events in the epic? A) He prophesies that Odysseus will visit Hades. B) He begs his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus. C) He destroys Odysseus' ship. D) He tells Odysseus that the hero will return safely to Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He begs his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus. 13. Who is called the Breaker of Horses? A) Hector. B) Priam. C) Hecuba. D) Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hector. 14. Abstain means ..... A) To quiet; suppress. B) To hold oneself back deliberately. C) To avoid or escape. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To hold oneself back deliberately. 15. Old, fictional stories that are passed down through the oral tradition, and explain the explainable are called A) Legend. B) Fable. C) Epic poem. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myth. 16. What did Aphrodite offer Paris if he chose her to win? A) To help him win a war. B) She offered him money. C) To help him find his family. D) She offered him the love of the most beautiful woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She offered him the love of the most beautiful woman. 17. Which goddess came down to encourage the Greeks defending Patroclus's body? A) Minerva (Athena). B) Venus (Aphrodite). C) Diana (Artemis). D) Juno (Hera). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minerva (Athena). 18. Who saves Paris from dying in the battle? A) Aphrodite. B) Patroclus. C) Athena. D) Agamemnon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphrodite. 19. Which is NOT a reason Odysseus is an epic hero? A) He is on a journey. B) He defeats monsters. C) He has a loving family. D) He is supported by the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He has a loving family. 20. Abrupt and curt in manner A) Lunged. B) Brusquely. C) Corpse. D) Plumed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brusquely. 21. Who kills Patroclus? A) Hector. B) Paris. C) Achilles. D) Agamemnon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hector. 22. Assent"And all ranks of Acheans cried out their assent:'Respect the priest, accept the shining ransom!" ' A) Disagreement. B) Confusion. C) Disgust. D) Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agreement. 23. The old priest prayed to the son of sleek haired Leto, lord Apollo. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sleek-haired. C) Sleekhaired. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleek-haired. 24. Who got to decide which female won the Golden Apple? A) Menelaus. B) Odysseus (Ulysses). C) Achilles. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paris. 25. What was the only place where Achilles could be hurt? A) His eyes. B) His heel. C) His stomach. D) His heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His heel. 26. Who is compared to a lion? A) Hector. B) Achilles. C) Agamemnon. D) Priam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achilles. 27. Which lit device?:provides background info in a story by leaving the present to show moments in the past A) Euphemism. B) Symbolism. C) Flashback. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flashback. 28. What is the main topic of the Iliad books 1-6? A) World War II. B) Trojan War. C) Greek mythology. D) Ancient Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trojan War. 29. How does Zeus feel about Poseidon helping the Achaeans? A) He is glad. B) He is infuriated. C) He doesn't care. D) He doesn't like it, but he understands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is infuriated. 30. Who was Helen married to before she was seized and taken to Troy? A) Menelaus of Sparta. B) Agamemnon of Mycenae. C) Achilles of Thessaly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Menelaus of Sparta. 31. UNFLINCHING means: A) Fearless. B) Mindless. C) Selfless. D) Tactless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fearless. 32. Who does Agamemnon send to Achilles with his offer? A) Odysseus, Ajax, and Phoenix. B) Hector and Paris. C) Menelaus and Patroclus. D) Zeus and Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odysseus, Ajax, and Phoenix. 33. "On account of his military prowess, he received the name Alp Arslan, which means 'a valiant lion." ' In this sentence, prowess means: A) Superior skill learned through practice. B) Outstanding significance. C) Enthusiastic approval. D) An uncontrolled manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Superior skill learned through practice. 34. An agreement between enemies to stop fighting A) Truce. B) Conjure. C) Plumed. D) Oath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Truce. 35. How does Achilles respond when Agamemnon disrespects him and takes Briseis? A) Achilles decides to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans). B) Achilles refuses to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans). C) Achilles refuses to be defeated and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans). D) Achilles defends Greece and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achilles refuses to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans). 36. The great warrior who's greatly feared in the battlefield A) County Sy. B) Paris. C) Menelaus. D) Achilles. E) Hector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Achilles. 37. What is Achilles' weak spot? A) His left wrist. B) His heel. C) I am with them. D) His elbow. E) His nostril. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His heel. 38. Among them rose Agamemnon, lord of the farflung kingdoms. A) NO CHANGE. B) Far-flung. C) Far flung. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Far-flung. 39. What was the competition between the Goddesses A) To see who was the most beautiful. B) To see who was the kindest. C) To see who could run fastest. D) To see who was the smartest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see who was the most beautiful. 40. The Trojans retreat to their city. Which warrior stays outside to battle Achilles? A) Agenor. B) Paris. C) Hector. D) Aeneas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agenor. 41. Who are the Myrmidon? A) Apollo's priests. B) Greek warriors. C) Trojan warriors. D) Achille's warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Achille's warriors. 42. When Achilles asks why Apollo is angry, how does Calchas respond? A) Apollo is angry that the Greeks have not overrun Troy and looted it. B) Apollo is angry that Agamemnon has allowed the Trojans to win so many battles. C) Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest, Chryses, by stealing his daughter for a concubine. D) Apollo is angry that Achilles has not slain Agamemnon yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest, Chryses, by stealing his daughter for a concubine. 43. Agamemnon has spurned ..... 's priest? A) Hector. B) Apollo. C) Zeus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apollo. 44. I am the known author of "Iliad, " but some say I do not truly exist. A) Aristotle. B) Bart. C) Plato. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homer. 45. What was the lowest class in Ancient Greece? A) Poor Women. B) Slave Women. C) Farmers. D) Slave Men. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slave Women. 46. Who does Agamemnon demand to see before he agrees to the duel? A) Priam. B) Zeus. C) Hector. D) Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priam. 47. Daughter of Agamemnon who was sacrificed A) Iphigenia. B) Curses. C) Uses. D) Polyxena. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iphigenia. 48. What is Helen weaving when we first meet her in book three? A) A black throw. B) A white robe. C) A gold dress. D) A purple cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A purple cloth. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGreek Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Iliad Quiz 1The Iliad Quiz 2The Iliad Quiz 3The Iliad Quiz 4The Iliad Quiz 5The Iliad Quiz 6The Iliad Quiz 7The Iliad Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books