The Iliad

Who wrote "The Iliad"

• Virgil

• Homer

• Shakespeare

• Pindar

Who was Achilles?

• The King of Sparta

• The greatest warrior in the world

• The general of the Greek army

• The husband of Helen of Troy

Why were the Greeks and the Trojans at war?

• Because the Greeks wanted the Trojan horse

• Because Achilles hated the general Agamemnon

• Because the Trojans took Helen the wife of the king of Sparta

• Because Zeus wanted the Greeks to destroy Troy

Why did Achilles agree to enter the battle again?

• Because Zeus demanded that he fight again

• Because he was bored

• To answer the challenge issued by Hector

• To avenge the death of his friend Patroclus

What was the only place where Achilles could be hurt?

• His heel

• His eyes

• His heart

• His brain

Who was the greatest warrior of the Trojan army?

• Achilles

• Priam

• Ajax

• Hector

True or False: The Greek gods just observed the Trojan War, but never got directly involved in the fighting.

• True

• False

How did the Greeks finally defeat the Trojans?

• By waiting until the Trojans ran out of food and were starving

• By storming the walls using siege engines

• By hiding in a giant horse that the Trojans thought was a gift

• By convincing Zeus to use lighting bolts to knock down the main gate of the city

Who came up with the idea of the Trojan horse?

• Hercules

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Agamemnon

Who was Agamemnon?

• The king of Sparta

• The general of the Greek army

• The father of Helen of Troy

• The hero who defeated Hector