This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Greek Classics > The Iliad > The Iliad – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Iliad Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Hector pray for his son to become? A) A great warrior. B) A skilled prophet. C) A renowned poet. D) A wise teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A great warrior. 2. Zeus often uses his divine power to make himself appear in different forms, manipulating mortals to suit his needs. In this sentence, divine means: A) Godly. B) Brave. C) Respectful. D) Shocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Godly. 3. Which goddess saves Paris from a potentially deadly duel by sweeping him off the battlefield? A) Aphrodite. B) Thetis. C) Athena. D) Hera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphrodite. 4. How does Achilles respond to Agamemnon's offer? A) He accepts immediately. B) He refuses and remains in his tent. C) He challenges Agamemnon to a duel. D) He asks for time to think about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He refuses and remains in his tent. 5. The mother made a ..... and bought her kids some shoes. A) Gain. B) Sacrifice. C) Lion's share. D) Want. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sacrifice. 6. Who does Hecuba give away A) Zeus. B) Agamemnon. C) Paris. D) Helen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paris. 7. Who did Ancient Greeks think was the most powerful god? A) Athena. B) Hera. C) Zeus. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zeus. 8. Who was the King of Sparta and was married to Helen? A) Hector. B) Achilles. C) Menelaus. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Menelaus. 9. Who got to decide which goddess won the Golden Apple? A) Paris. B) Achilles. C) Agamemnon. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris. 10. What does Hector's wife plan to do with his fine clothing? A) Give to their son. B) Keep it. C) Burn it. D) Give away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burn it. 11. Which supernatural object has a role in the origin of the Trojan War? A) A golden apple. B) An invisible sword. C) A diamond-encrusted chalice. D) A silver arrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A golden apple. 12. Husband of Helen A) Paris. B) Achilles. C) Menelaus. D) Laocoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Menelaus. 13. As the fight continues, the God Apollo heals Hector and makes him? A) Stronger and faster than he was before. B) Stronger and slower than he was before. C) Weaker and faster than he was before. D) Weaker and slower than he was before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stronger and faster than he was before. 14. Who does Odysseus remind Achilles of in his speech? A) His mother. B) His brother. C) His father. D) His sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His father. 15. What is the real identity of Telemachus's visitor at his home? A) A Trojan. B) Hector. C) Athena. D) Penelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 16. Set apart as or declare holy A) Impetuous. B) Brusquely. C) Sanctified. D) Melee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanctified. 17. The Greek warrior who hurt Aphrodite A) Diomedes. B) Antilochus. C) Deiphobus. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diomedes. 18. Diomedes says, "I'll take Odysseus ..... I'd go through fire with him. And his brain moves faster than his sword."What is the meaning of the statement about Odysseus? A) He is cunning and clever. B) He is a brave and fierce warrior. C) He is a coward that often refuses to fight. D) He is very fast and agile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is cunning and clever. 19. Deep sorrow caused by someone's death A) Confront. B) Epilogue. C) Comrades. D) Grief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grief. 20. Which of the following did Odysseus not encounter on his journey home? A) Sirens. B) A cyclops. C) A sorceress. D) A dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dragon. 21. When Achilles asks why Apollo is angry, how does Calchas, the seer, 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 by refusing to return the priest's daughter, Chryseis. D) Apollo is angry that Achilles has not slain Agamemnon yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest by refusing to return the priest's daughter, Chryseis. 22. In the Iliad, which best describes Achilles? A) A coward. B) Stronger than Zeus. C) A mighty powerful man and hero of the Trojan War, whose rage this book is about. D) One of the gods who lives on Mount Olympus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mighty powerful man and hero of the Trojan War, whose rage this book is about. 23. Punishment inflicted for an injury or wrong A) Plague (n). B) Pyres. C) Dignity. D) Vengeance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vengeance. 24. The mother of Achilles. A) Aphrodite. B) Thetis. C) Athena. D) Hera. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thetis. 25. Who was Cronus' wife who saved her son Zeus by hiding him? A) Rhea. B) Gaea. C) Uranus. D) Chaos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhea. 26. ADVERSARY means: A) Villain. B) Veteran. C) Oppose. D) Judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oppose. 27. Decorated with or as if with feathers A) Truce. B) Oath. C) Plumed. D) Avenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plumed. 28. The title Iliad comes from "Ilium, " which is another word for A) Greece. B) War. C) Troy. D) Honor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troy. 29. What is the cause of Apollo's wrath in the Iliad? A) Refusal to return Chryseis to her father. B) Failure to sacrifice to the gods. C) Disrespect towards Chryses by Agamemnon. D) Violation of a sacred oath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disrespect towards Chryses by Agamemnon. 30. Who did Paris say was the "fairest" goddess of them all? A) Aphrodite. B) Annabeth. C) Hera. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphrodite. 31. Which part of Achilles is the only vulnerable part of his body? A) Heel. B) Head. C) Back. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heel. 32. Someone who is vulnerable is A) Usually loyal. B) Easily hurt. C) Truly innocent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easily hurt. 33. Son of Priam who is sent to the woods to die A) Menelaus. B) Salamis. C) Agamemnon. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paris. 34. Bounced quickly in another direction A) Bounded. B) Want. C) Sacrifice. D) Prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bounded. 35. The Achaean warriors known for their wisdom and public speaking skills are A) Calchas and Patroclus. B) Menelaus and Achilles. C) Odysseus and Nestor. D) Paris and Hector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odysseus and Nestor. 36. Overthrew Uranus; ate his children A) Chaos. B) Zeus. C) Uranus. D) Cronus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cronus. 37. Which immortal directly assists Achilles in leading Hector to his death? A) Apollo. B) Zeus. C) Athena. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athena. 38. Something hunted or killed; victim A) Lion's share. B) Honorable. C) Plume. D) Prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prey. 39. Takes Helen from her husband A) Menealus. B) Paris. C) Odysseus. D) Ajax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris. 40. Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek armies, is the brother of ..... ? A) Odysseus. B) Ajax. C) Achilles. D) Menelaus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Menelaus. 41. Hector's son, Scamandrius, is better known by which name? A) Hector II. B) Astyanax. C) Talthybius. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astyanax. 42. Which Greek hero is known for his rage in the Iliad? A) Perseus. B) Hercules. C) Achilles. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achilles. 43. Mars (Ares), Apollo (Apollo), Diana (Artemis), Leto (Leto), Xanthus (Scamandar), and Venus (Aphrodite) took which side? A) Trojan. B) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trojan. 44. What is Achilles' weakness? A) His heel. B) His head. C) His heart. D) His hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His heel. 45. Aeneas met 'this person' who would take him to the underworld A) Discord. B) Sibyl. C) Circe. D) Dido. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sibyl. 46. Who is the King of Troy during the Iliad? A) Priam. B) Paris. C) Aeneas. D) Hector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priam. 47. After stripping Patroclus's armor, what is Hector's plan for the body? A) To give it back to Achilles. B) To bury it in Troy. C) To feed it to the dogs. D) To burn the body in Achilles's view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To feed it to the dogs. 48. Which goddess encourages Achilles to show himself on the wall of the Greek encampment? A) Iris. B) Minerva (Athena). C) Venus (Aphrodite). D) Thetis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iris. 49. What first causes Zeus to intervene in the war on behalf of the Trojans? A) The Greeks did not have a just cause to fight the war. B) The Greeks disrespected a priest of Zeus. C) Achilles' mother, Thetis, pleads with him to avenge her son. D) The Trojans often made sacrifices toward Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achilles' mother, Thetis, pleads with him to avenge her son. 50. Who is Hector's brother? A) Paris. B) Priam. C) Menelaus. D) Andromache. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris. 51. The reason the Trojan War started A) The Greeks wanted the Trojan horse. B) Aphrodite put a spell on Helen which made her leave her husband for Paris. C) Zeus hated King Priam and wanted the Greeks to destroy the Trojans. D) Because Achilles hated the general Agamemnon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphrodite put a spell on Helen which made her leave her husband for Paris. 52. Who does Diomedes wound on the battlefield? A) Aphrodite. B) Aeneas. C) Glaucus. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphrodite. 53. How does Achilles die? A) An arrow to the heel. B) Trampled by a horse in battle. C) An arrow to the shoulder. D) An arrow through the heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An arrow to the heel. 54. Which word best describes Ancient Sparta? A) Disciplined. B) Democratic. C) Intellectual. D) Peaceful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disciplined. 55. Who does Helen end up with at the end of the Trojan War? A) Menelaus. B) Paris. C) Deiphobus. D) Agamemnon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Menelaus. 56. In Book 16, why can Patroclus call out Achilles but Agamemnon can't? A) Patroclus and Achilles are best friends. B) Achilles knows that Patroclus can see the future. C) Thetis told Achilles to listen to Patroclus. D) Achilles knows that Agamemnon is a liar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patroclus and Achilles are best friends. 57. Walk in an awkward way A) Vex. B) Hobbled. C) Limp. D) Mortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hobbled. 58. Which choice proves to be a major mistake Hector makes in the battle at Troy? A) He chooses Dolon as a spy. B) He chooses to face Ajax in single-combat. C) He forces Paris to return to the battlefield. D) He makes camp outside of the Greek defensive walls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He chooses Dolon as a spy. 59. Which Greek soldier harms the two gods that side with the Trojans? A) Agamemnon. B) Diomedes. C) Nestor. D) Ajax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diomedes. 60. Predict the future; foretell A) Prophesy. B) Lion 's share. C) Piteous. D) Gain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prophesy. ← 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 7The Iliad Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books