This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Greek Classics > The Iliad > The Iliad – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Iliad Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The largest amount of something A) Piteous. B) Scepter. C) Gain. D) Lion's share. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lion's share. 2. Son of Pelius, hero from Phthia A) Achilles. B) Odysseus. C) Ajax. D) Diomedes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Achilles. 3. What was in the round about the city? A) There was an army of besiegers and on the wall stood men defending it. B) There was an army and men fighting. C) Nothing was there. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was an army of besiegers and on the wall stood men defending it. 4. The river-god who helped Aeneas, the river near Rome A) Scamander. B) Tiber. C) Styx. D) Elysian Fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tiber. 5. Who protects Hector's body from severe damage? A) Zeus. B) Hera. C) Athena. D) Apollo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apollo. 6. What is the role of the gods in The Iliad? A) The gods in The Iliad are fictional characters created by the author. B) The gods in The Iliad are mortal beings with no special powers. C) The gods in The Iliad are mere spectators and do not interfere in the mortal world. D) The gods in The Iliad intervene in the mortal world, influencing the outcomes of battles and the fates of the characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The gods in The Iliad intervene in the mortal world, influencing the outcomes of battles and the fates of the characters. 7. Epic heroes often have supernatural friends and foes, including A) Monsters. B) Gods/Goddesses. C) Sorcerers/Magical Beings. D) Ghosts/Undead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gods/Goddesses. 8. "All the piled up stress and remorse bubbled up, and she was suddenly and thoroughly consumed with seething rage." In this sentence, seething means: A) Being or having the nature of a god. B) Of outstanding significance. C) In constant agitation. D) Excessive, to an excessive degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In constant agitation. 9. He dreams that her son will destroy troy? A) Priam. B) Thetis. C) Hecuba. D) Andromache. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hecuba. 10. Who is the greatest Greek hero to fight in the Trojan War? A) Agamemnon. B) Achilles. C) Chryses. D) Shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achilles. 11. What does every city in Greece have? A) An arena. B) A map of the underworld. C) A patron God or Goddess. D) A statue of Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A patron God or Goddess. 12. "Dean guessed she had been pampered and protected all of her life and was now ill equipped to function independently." In this sentence, the word pampered means: A) Spoiled, treated with excessive indulgence. B) Having superior skill from study and practice. C) Being or having the nature of a god. D) Of outstanding significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spoiled, treated with excessive indulgence. 13. Who was the god of fire/metal-working? A) Zeus. B) Apollo. C) Hephaestus. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hephaestus. 14. What is the heroic code in The Iliad? A) A list of weapons that heroes must use in battle. B) A set of values that ancient Greeks believed were essential for a hero to live up to, including courage, honor, loyalty, hospitality, and respect for the gods. C) A code of conduct that only applies to Greek gods. D) A set of rules that heroes must follow in battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A set of values that ancient Greeks believed were essential for a hero to live up to, including courage, honor, loyalty, hospitality, and respect for the gods. 15. What is the Iliad really about? A) A boy and his dog. B) The Trojan War. C) Friendship. D) Rage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rage. 16. Who says this line "Shamelessness-you are always shred with greed!" to Agamemnon? A) Hector. B) Achilles. C) Apollo. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achilles. 17. Goddess of wisdom A) Helen. B) Hera. C) Athena. D) Aphrodite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 18. Do they really know what happened about the War? A) Yes,. B) No, because it's a myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, because it's a myth. 19. Expressions like "the swift runner Achilles, " "blazing-eyed Athena, " and "Hector breaker of horses" are examples of A) Homeric epithets. B) In media res. C) Invocation. D) Epic similes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homeric epithets. 20. Who is the strongest God on Mount Olympus? A) Ares. B) Aphropdite. C) Athena. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zeus. 21. What is the MAIN conflict in BOOK ONE? A) King Agamemnon refuses to return Chryseis to her father. B) Paris has taken Menelaus's wife. C) Achilles refuses to make a sacrifice to Athena. D) Apollo is angry with the Trojan Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King Agamemnon refuses to return Chryseis to her father. 22. "White armed Hera" is an example of ..... A) In Medias Res. B) Epithet. C) Invocation of the Muse. D) Divine Intervention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epithet. 23. What does Ajax do in his rage after leaving his tent? A) He tracks down Agamemnon and Odysseus to fight them. B) He slaughters the livestock used to feed his fellow soldiers. C) He leaves Troy and never returns. D) He kills men in the Greek forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He slaughters the livestock used to feed his fellow soldiers. 24. The king held his ..... tight as the armies fought. A) Want. B) Scepter. C) Gain. D) Piteous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scepter. 25. Why do you think Paris chose the goddess, Aphrodite, to have the golden apple? A) She said she would make him the smartest man in the world. B) She promised him that he would be the richest king in the world. C) She promised him a wife as fair as she was. D) She said that she could make him live forever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She promised him a wife as fair as she was. 26. What happened to the city of Troy after the Greek soldiers emerged from the horse? A) The city celebrated their victory over the Greeks. B) The city was burned and destroyed by the Greek soldiers. C) The city was saved by the Trojan warriors. D) The city gates were permanently closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city was burned and destroyed by the Greek soldiers. 27. Who killed Hector and how does Achilles die? A) Priam; Arrow through his shoulder. B) Achilles; Arrow through his heel. C) Agamemnon; Arrow threw his heel. D) Patroclus; Arrow through his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achilles; Arrow through his heel. 28. What does Agamemnon desire from the Queen of Troy in Scene 11? A) He wants her to beg for mercy. B) He wants her to lead the Greek forces. C) He wants her daughter Cassandra. D) He wants her to surrender the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wants her daughter Cassandra. 29. Who mediates between Achilles and Agamemnon in Book 1 A) Odysseus. B) Athena. C) Menelaus. D) Nestor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nestor. 30. Who is Agamemnon? A) King of Sparta, husband of Helen. B) A Trojan warrior and Hector's brother. C) The most powerful of the Achaeans and Menelaus's brother. D) An Achaean warrior known for his wisdom and speaking skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The most powerful of the Achaeans and Menelaus's brother. 31. When Machaon is injured and Nestor removes him from the battlefield, who does Achilles send to check on him? A) Hecamede. B) Thetis. C) Himself. D) Patroclus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patroclus. 32. Which lit device?:a story that explains how the world began A) Creation story. B) Morality tale. C) Flashback. D) Epic poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation story. 33. All of the following wanted the Golden Apple EXCEPT who? A) Aphrodite. B) Hera. C) Athena. D) Helen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helen. 34. Which of these is NOT a Greek cultural value? A) Hospitality. B) Loyalty. C) Punctuality. D) Honor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punctuality. 35. How long is he on his journey? A) 10 years. B) 20 years. C) 7 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 years. 36. How many times did Hector try fleeing Achilles around the great city of Priam? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 37. Trojan princess promised to Achilles A) Iphigenia. B) Hecuba. C) Andromache. D) Polyxena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polyxena. 38. "Hector cut him down, despoiled him of my arms ..... " What does it mean when he says despoiled him of my arms? A) He cannot see him anymore. B) Hector took the armor from the corpse. C) He cannot teach how to fight anymore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hector took the armor from the corpse. 39. At the gates of Troy during the Trojan War, approximately 10 years after the war began $\rightarrow$ Setting of The Iliad excerpt A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 40. Why is Odysseus considered one of the heroes of the Trojan War? A) He had the idea to climb the walls of Troy. B) He helped build the Trojan Horse. C) It was his idea to create the Trojan Horse. D) He is the protagonist of the Odyssey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was his idea to create the Trojan Horse. 41. What is the primary cause of the war between the Trojans and the Greeks? A) Paris abducts Menalaus' wife, Helen, and takes her back to Troy. B) A disagreement between the goddesses Athene, Aphrodite, and Hera. C) Paris chooses Aphrodite over Athene and Hera. D) Agamemnon disrespects the daughter of Apollo's priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris abducts Menalaus' wife, Helen, and takes her back to Troy. 42. Who caused the war by abducting Helen? A) Diomedes. B) Hector. C) Zeus. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paris. 43. Lower the anger, agitation or excitement of A) Prologue. B) Plague (v). C) Vex. D) Pacify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pacify. 44. The Odyssey is the sequel to The? A) Illoquial. B) Iliad. C) Iloped. D) For a long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iliad. 45. Why does Circe turn half of Odysseus' men into pigs? A) She wants to get Odysseus' attention. B) They threatened her. C) They insulted her. D) She just feels like doing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She just feels like doing it. 46. Which choice best describes the mood in the Greek camp at the beginning of chapter 7 (Pleading with Achilles)? A) Frustrated and Desperate. B) Confident and Optimistic. C) Enraged and Angry. D) Humiliated and ashamed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frustrated and Desperate. 47. What favor does Achilles ask of Thetis? A) Stay near me during my battle. B) Speak to Zeus for me and convince him to help me. C) Stop the flies from bothering Patroclus's body. D) Help me put the armor on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stop the flies from bothering Patroclus's body. 48. Who was not invited to the feast the gods and goddesses had? A) Athena, goddess of wisdom and war. B) Eris, goddess of discord. C) Hera, wife of Zeus. D) Poseidon, god of the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eris, goddess of discord. 49. What is the cause of the Trojan War? A) Helen's betrayal of her husband. B) Discovery of gold in Troy. C) A disagreement over trade routes. D) Abduction of Helen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abduction of Helen. 50. "Astyanax, Lord of the City" is an example of ..... A) Epithet. B) Divine Intervention. C) Epic Digression. D) Cultural Values. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epithet. 51. Who is the greatest and the bravest of the Greek warriors? A) Paris. B) Odysseus. C) Achilles. D) Hector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achilles. 52. Queen of Mycenae A) Clytemnestra. B) Helen. C) Penelope. D) Curses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clytemnestra. 53. Who came up with the idea to build the wooden horse? A) Achilles. B) Hector. C) Priam. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odysseus. 54. What is the purpose of the embassy to Achilles in the Iliad? A) To negotiate a peace treaty with Achilles. B) To deliver a message from the gods to Achilles. C) To persuade Achilles to rejoin the battle against the Trojans. D) To provide Achilles with information about the Trojan army. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To persuade Achilles to rejoin the battle against the Trojans. 55. What can readers infer about why Hera and Athene fight on the side of the Greeks? A) They were not chosen by Paris to receive the golden apple. B) They were commanded by Zeus to choose the side of the Greeks. C) They were not worshipped by the Trojans. D) They had a quarrel with Aphrodite and Apollo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were not chosen by Paris to receive the golden apple. 56. Where is Achilles weak spot? A) Head. B) Arm. C) Heel. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heel. 57. GLEEFULLY means: A) Swiftly. B) Joyfully. C) Tactfully. D) Angrily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joyfully. 58. What is the final destination of Menelaus and Helen after the Trojan War according to the narrator? A) Sparta. B) Ithaca. C) Troy. D) Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sparta. 59. What act by Agamemnon made Achilles so angry he refused to fight for the Greeks? A) He refused to hold funeral rites for Patroclus. B) He killed Patroclus. C) He didn't pay Achilles enough to fight. D) He took Achilles' war prize away from him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He took Achilles' war prize away from him. 60. What urged Patroclus to go to Achilles tent? A) The Trojan were in the Greek camp, and started burning the ships. B) He saw a dream that the Greeks might lose the war. C) He wanted to see how it's to fight wearing Achilles armor. D) He missed his best friend and wanted to see him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Trojan were in the Greek camp, and started burning the ships. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 8The Iliad Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books