This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Iliad > The Iliad – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Iliad Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the father of Achilles? A) Peleus. B) Apollo. C) Hecuba. D) Priam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peleus. 2. Achilles dragged dead Hector's ..... from his chariot. A) Hand. B) Clothes. C) Elbow. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Head. 3. A great city, very powerful and rich, second to none on Earth. A) Athens. B) Sparta. C) Troy. D) Persia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troy. 4. What is the name of the character? A) Patroclus. B) Agamemnon. C) King Liam. D) Hector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agamemnon. 5. How does Aphrodite's rescue of Paris contribute to the development of the plot? A) It forces Zeus to argue with Hera. B) It ends the fighting once and for all. C) It makes Hector proud of his brother Paris for his clever escape. D) It forces Zeus to give in to Hera's wishes so that the battle resumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It forces Zeus to give in to Hera's wishes so that the battle resumes. 6. I was asked to judge which of three goddesses was the most beautiful. They bribed me for the title. A) Paris. B) Zeus. C) Peleus. D) Eris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris. 7. Who is sent as an embassy to Achilles in the Iliad? A) Agamemnon. B) Paris. C) Odysseus. D) Hector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odysseus. 8. How does Agamemnon try to persuade Achilles to return to the battle? A) He offers Briseis and one of his daughters. B) He offers him command of the Greek army. C) He claims that Hector is a superior warrior that cannot be beaten. D) He tries to make Achilles feel guilty for abandoning the Greeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He offers Briseis and one of his daughters. 9. When Hector returns to Troy he finds his wife ..... A) Preparing food. B) Washing clothes. C) Crying. D) Listening to music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crying. 10. What do you have in ring a round the rosie A) Pocket full of peonies. B) Pocket full of tissues. C) Pocket full of posies. D) Pocket full of ashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pocket full of posies. 11. "'Now restaurants can stay open as long as they like, ' he said gleefully." In this sentence, gleefully means: A) In a lethargic or tired manner. B) In a disbelieving manner. C) In a sad manner. D) In a joyous manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a joyous manner. 12. Who was the fairest lady with the face that launched a thousand ships? A) Aphrodite. B) Frances. C) Andromache. D) Helen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helen. 13. Which god loosens the armor that Patroclus is wearing? A) Zeus. B) Poseidon. C) Apollo. D) Ares. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apollo. 14. What kind of story is The Iliad? A) Short story. B) Novel. C) Play. D) Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poem. 15. What is the central theme of the Iliad? A) The importance of family and loyalty. B) The pursuit of glory and honor. C) The role of the gods in human affairs. D) The destructive power of pride and the consequences of war. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The destructive power of pride and the consequences of war. 16. "The face that launched a thousand ships" A) Clytemnestra. B) Polyxena. C) Cassandra. D) Helen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helen. 17. You cannot have an epic hero without an epic A) Tragedy. B) War. C) Loss. D) Journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Journey. 18. What is the MAIN CONFLICT of BOOK THREE? A) Helen wants to return home, but Paris won't let her. B) Both Hector and Paris want to be the hero in the battle. C) The Trojans and the Achaeans agree to the terms of the duel. D) Aphrodite takes Paris to safety leaving the winner of the duel unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aphrodite takes Paris to safety leaving the winner of the duel unclear. 19. Patroklos puts on Achilles armor, fights the Trojans and dies. Who kills Patroklos? A) Achilles. B) Hector. C) Agamemnon. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hector. 20. Who was Chryseis seized by? A) Achilles. B) Agamemnon. C) Nestor. D) Menelaus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agamemnon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGreek Classics QuizzesThe Iliad Quiz 1The Iliad Quiz 2The Iliad Quiz 3The Iliad Quiz 4The Iliad Quiz 5The Iliad Quiz 6The Iliad Quiz 7The Iliad Quiz 8The Iliad Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books