This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greek Classics > The Iliad > The Iliad – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Iliad Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Eris, the goddess of discord, brought a golden ..... to the wedding. A) Banana. B) Orange. C) Egg. D) Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apple. 2. After Agamemnon decides to return Chryseis to stop the plague upon the Greek camp, what does Agamemnon do to Achilles that makes Achilles angry? A) Agamemnon takes a lady, Briseis, from Achilles. B) Agamemnon takes a sword from Achilles. C) Agamemnon takes the throne from Achilles. D) Agamemnon takes the army from Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agamemnon takes a lady, Briseis, from Achilles. 3. Who is the main hero of The Iliad? A) Odysseus. B) Hercules. C) Achilles. D) Zeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achilles. 4. Greatest Trojan warrior that was killed by Achilles. A) Patroclus. B) Paris. C) Hector. D) Agamemnon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hector. 5. How did the Trojan War begin? A) Paris went to Greece and captured Menelaus' wife Helen. B) Agamemnon was jealous of Priam's wealth and power in Troy and vowed to take both from him. C) Menelaus was jealous of Paris's youth and popularity, and wanted to take what meant the most to him:his wife. D) Paris and Menelaus had always hated each other and fought for control of the Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris went to Greece and captured Menelaus' wife Helen. 6. The largest amount of something A) Gain. B) Lion's share. C) Scepter. D) Piteous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lion's share. 7. Son of Pelius, hero from Phthia A) Achilles. B) Odysseus. C) Diomedes. D) Ajax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Achilles. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Who protects Hector's body from severe damage? A) Athena. B) Hera. C) Zeus. D) Apollo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apollo. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. "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. 14. He dreams that her son will destroy troy? A) Priam. B) Thetis. C) Hecuba. D) Andromache. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hecuba. 15. Who is the greatest Greek hero to fight in the Trojan War? A) Agamemnon. B) Chryses. C) Achilles. D) Shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achilles. 16. What does every city in Greece have? A) An arena. B) A patron God or Goddess. C) A map of the underworld. D) A statue of Achilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A patron God or Goddess. 17. "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. 18. Who was the god of fire/metal-working? A) Zeus. B) Apollo. C) Hephaestus. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hephaestus. 19. 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. 20. 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. ← 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