The Iliad

Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?

• Shrek

• Homer

• Kayne

• Odysseus

Why did the Trojan War start?

• Because King Priam was jealous of Agamemnon

• Because Odysseus loved to fight

• Because Prince Paris stole Helen from Menelaus

• Because the Greeks insulted the Trojans

Why was Odysseus considered the hero of the Trojan War?

• Because he killed Paris

• Because he manipulated Helen

• Because he came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse

• Because he negotiated peace between Troy and Greece

Who is Achilles?

• The greatest historian in the world who fought against the Trojans

• The greatest philosopher in the world who fought against the Trojans

• The greatest warrior in the world who fought against the Trojans

• The greatest king in the world who fought against the Trojans

Who is Hector?

• The greatest of all Trojan warriors

• The greatest of all Macedonian warriors

• The greatest of all Greek warriors

• The greatest of all Persian warriors

Achilles still refuses to fight. Patroclus puts on Achilles armor, fights the Trojans and dies. Who kills Patroclus?

• Achilles

• Hector

• Agamemnon

• Odysseus

Why does Achilles finally rejoin the war?

• To avenge Patroclus's death

• To avenge Hephaestus's death

• To avenge Agamemnon's death

• To avenge Apollo's death

Who killed Hector and how does Achilles die?

• Achilles; Arrow through his heel

• Patroclus; Arrow through his shoulder

• Agamemnon; Arrow threw his heel

• Priam; Arrow through his shoulder

Who was Helen's husband?

• Paris
• Hector
• Agamemnon
• Menelaus

How did the Greeks finally defeat the Trojans?

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

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

• They did not defeat the Trojans, the Trojans won the war

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