The Iliad Quiz 22 (20 MCQs)

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1. How many times did Hector try fleeing Achilles around the great city of Priam?

Correct Answer: C) 3.

2. Trojan princess promised to Achilles

Correct Answer: D) Polyxena.

3. "Hector cut him down, despoiled him of my arms ..... " What does it mean when he says despoiled him of my arms?

Correct Answer: B) Hector took the armor from the corpse.

4. At the gates of Troy during the Trojan War, approximately 10 years after the war began $\rightarrow$ Setting of The Iliad excerpt

Correct Answer: A) True.

5. Why is Odysseus considered one of the heroes of the Trojan War?

Correct Answer: C) It was his idea to create the Trojan Horse.

6. What was Achilles' weakness?

Correct Answer: C) His heel.

7. What is the primary cause of the war between the Trojans and the Greeks?

Correct Answer: A) Paris abducts Menalaus' wife, Helen, and takes her back to Troy.

8. Who caused the war by abducting Helen?

Correct Answer: C) Paris.

9. Lower the anger, agitation or excitement of

Correct Answer: D) Pacify.

10. The Odyssey is the sequel to The?

Correct Answer: B) Iliad.

11. Why does Circe turn half of Odysseus' men into pigs?

Correct Answer: C) She just feels like doing it.

12. Which choice best describes the mood in the Greek camp at the beginning of chapter 7 (Pleading with Achilles)?

Correct Answer: A) Frustrated and Desperate.

13. What favor does Achilles ask of Thetis?

Correct Answer: C) Stop the flies from bothering Patroclus's body.

14. Who was not invited to the feast the gods and goddesses had?

Correct Answer: B) Eris, goddess of discord.

15. What is the cause of the Trojan War?

Correct Answer: D) Abduction of Helen.

16. "Astyanax, Lord of the City" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: A) Epithet.

17. Who is the greatest and the bravest of the Greek warriors?

Correct Answer: D) Achilles.

18. Queen of Mycenae

Correct Answer: B) Clytemnestra.

19. Who came up with the idea to build the wooden horse?

Correct Answer: D) Odysseus.

20. What is the purpose of the embassy to Achilles in the Iliad?

Correct Answer: D) To persuade Achilles to rejoin the battle against the Trojans.