QUIZ. Some of the questions reflect beyond BOOK ONE, NINE
and 22
1. Who sends the
plague to the Achaean camp near the beginning of the Iliad?
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Apollo |
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Zeus |
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Hera |
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Moses |
2. When does
Achilles die?
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In Book 4 |
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In Book 12 |
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In Book 24 |
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He doesn't die in the Iliad |
3. Which of the
following characters do not engage in one-on-one combat with each other
in the poem?
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Paris and Menelaus |
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Achilles and Agenor |
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Hector and Ajax |
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Priam and Agamemnon |
4. When is the Iliad
thought to have been composed?
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The twelfth century B.C. |
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The fifteenth century B.C. |
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The eighth century B.C. |
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The third century B.C. |
5. Who helps
rescue Machaon after Paris wounds him?
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Nestor |
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Hector |
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Patroclus |
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Odysseus |
6. Who kills
Dolon?
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Odysseus |
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Aeneas |
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Ajax |
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Diomedes |
7. With what
weapon does Ajax knock Hector unconscious?
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A boulder |
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A spear |
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A wooden club |
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His astonishing good looks |
8. At what point
in the story do the Achaeans hold their athletic competition?
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After the war |
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Before the war |
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After the funeral of Patroclus |
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When Achilles rejoins the battle |
9. Which of the following
characters is Helen's brother-in-law?
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Hector |
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Achilles |
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Agenor |
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Agamemnon |
10. How long has
the Trojan War been going by the time the Iliad begins?
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Nine years |
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Eight months |
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One week |
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The poem begins with the beginning of the war |
11. How many
Trojan warriors does Achilles sacrifice on Patroclus's pyre?
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100 |
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12 |
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8 |
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25 |
12.
Who suggests that Helen be returned to Menelaus?
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(A)
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Hector |
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(B)
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Hecuba |
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(C)
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Paris |
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(D)
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Antenor |
13.
Who reminds Achilles that the Achaean soldiers cannot fight on empty stomachs?
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(A)
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Ajax |
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(B)
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Odysseus |
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(C)
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Agamemnon |
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(D)
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Menelaus |
14.
Which god helps to bring about the death of Patroclus?
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(A)
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Zeus |
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(B)
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Hephaestus |
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(C)
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Poseidon |
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(D)
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Apollo |
15.
Why is Astyanax frightened when he sees his father, Hector?
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(A)
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He sees Hector's blood-stained
sword |
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(B)
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He foresees Hector's death |
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(C)
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The plume on Hector's helmet
startles him |
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(D)
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He worries that Hector will
bring him back to the battlefield with him |
16.
Which of the following do not appear on Achilles' new shield?
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(A)
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Dancing children |
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(B)
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Constellations |
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(C)
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Verdant pastures |
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(D)
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Valiant warriors |
17.
With which immortal does Achilles engage in one-on-one combat?
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(A)
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The river god Xanthus |
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(B)
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Zeus |
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(C)
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Hephaestus |
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(D)
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Apollo |
18.
Why does Zeus initially agree to help the Trojans in the war?
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(A)
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Because he thinks Paris
deserves Helen more than Menelaus does |
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(B)
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He does so as a favor to
Thetis, who asks him on behalf of Achilles |
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(C)
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He does so to spite his
nagging wife, Hera |
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(D)
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Because he despises Odysseus
for lusting after Hera |
19.
What provokes Achilles' rage against Agamemnon?
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(A)
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Agamemnon's demand that
Achilles hand over Briseis |
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(B)
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Agamemnon's insults of
Achilles' lineage |
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(C)
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Agamemnon's defeat of Achilles
in a footrace |
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(D)
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Agamemnon's repeated sending
of Achilles to the front lines, where the danger of being killed is greatest |
20.
Who raised Patroclus?
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(A)
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Thetis |
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(B)
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Peleus |
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(C)
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Shepherds on Mount Ida |
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(D)
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Nestor |
21.
Who sets fire to a Greek ship?
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(A)
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Aeneas |
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(B)
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Hephaestus, god of fire and
iron |
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(C)
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Hector |
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(D)
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Agamemnon, in a suicidal urge |
22.
What magical charm does Hera use in seducing Zeus and making him fall asleep?
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(A)
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Some powder from a ground-up
rhinoceros horn |
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(B)
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An enchanted breastband from
Aphrodite |
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(C)
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A magical potion mixed by the
Sirens |
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(D)
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A talisman that Hermes gave
her |
23.
What do Helen and Paris do during one particularly stormy battle?
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(A)
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They pray to the gods |
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(B)
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They set up an orphanage for
the future orphans of Troy |
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(C)
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They mix medicines |
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(D)
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They sleep together |
24.
Where is Achilles' old armor most vulnerable to attack?
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(A)
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At the heel |
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(B)
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At the elbow |
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(C)
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At the neck |
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(D)
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In the eye visor |
25.
What grave tactical error does Hector make out of overconfidence?
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(A)
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He orders his men to put down
their swords and fight with daggers |
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(B)
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He orders his men to camp
outside Troy's walls |
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(C)
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He gives permission for half
of his men to go on vacation |
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(D)
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He decides that his troops do
not need to eat before fighting |