The Iliad Quiz 28 (20 MCQs)

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1. The title Iliad comes from "Ilium, " which is another word for

Correct Answer: B) Troy.

2. What is the cause of Apollo's wrath in the Iliad?

Correct Answer: B) Disrespect towards Chryses by Agamemnon.

3. Who did Paris say was the "fairest" goddess of them all?

Correct Answer: C) Aphrodite.

4. Which part of Achilles is the only vulnerable part of his body?

Correct Answer: B) Heel.

5. Someone who is vulnerable is

Correct Answer: B) Easily hurt.

6. Son of Priam who is sent to the woods to die

Correct Answer: B) Paris.

7. Bounced quickly in another direction

Correct Answer: C) Bounded.

8. The Achaean warriors known for their wisdom and public speaking skills are

Correct Answer: C) Odysseus and Nestor.

9. Overthrew Uranus; ate his children

Correct Answer: A) Cronus.

10. Which immortal directly assists Achilles in leading Hector to his death?

Correct Answer: C) Athena.

11. Something hunted or killed; victim

Correct Answer: C) Prey.

12. Takes Helen from her husband

Correct Answer: A) Paris.

13. Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek armies, is the brother of ..... ?

Correct Answer: B) Menelaus.

14. Hector's son, Scamandrius, is better known by which name?

Correct Answer: B) Astyanax.

15. Which Greek hero is known for his rage in the Iliad?

Correct Answer: A) Achilles.

16. Mars (Ares), Apollo (Apollo), Diana (Artemis), Leto (Leto), Xanthus (Scamandar), and Venus (Aphrodite) took which side?

Correct Answer: B) Trojan.

17. What is Achilles' weakness?

Correct Answer: A) His heel.

18. Aeneas met 'this person' who would take him to the underworld

Correct Answer: B) Sibyl.

19. Who is the King of Troy during the Iliad?

Correct Answer: C) Priam.

20. After stripping Patroclus's armor, what is Hector's plan for the body?

Correct Answer: C) To feed it to the dogs.