The Iliad 7-12 scenes Quiz

Who prepares the body of Achilles for the funeral pyre according to the text?

• The narrator

• Thetis and a dozen sea sisters

• Athena and Ajax

• Agamemnon and Odysseus

What was Achilles' only weakness?

• His pride

• His sword

• His heel

• His shield

What does Athena use to count the votes for who should receive Achilles' armor?

• Stones

• Scrolls

• Clay marbles

• Seashells

Who has the most votes for receiving Achilles' armor according to Athena?

• Ajax

• Odysseus

• Agamemnon

• Thetis

Who receives the arms of Achilles according to the decision made by the soldiers of the Greek forces?

• Ajax

• Agamemnon

• Odysseus

• Priam

What does Ajax do in his rage after leaving his tent?

• He tracks down Agamemnon and Odysseus to fight them.

• He slaughters the livestock used to feed his fellow soldiers.

• He leaves Troy and never returns.

• He kills men in the Greek forces.

What do the Trojans find on the beach?

• A ship left by the Greeks.

• A message from the gods.

• A giant wooden horse.

• A statue of Athena.

What is Laocoon's opinion about the wooden horse?

• It is a majestic structure.

• It is a gift to a god or goddess.

• It is an offering for the Greek violation of a temple.

• It is a strange gift and an omen of the end for all.

What did the children do to celebrate the retreat of the Greek forces in Scene 10?

• They sang songs of victory.

• They put flower wreaths around the horse's neck and tossed blossoms at its feet.

• They opened the gates of the city.

• They danced around the Greek soldiers.

What happened to the city of Troy after the Greek soldiers emerged from the horse?

• The city celebrated their victory over the Greeks.

• The city was burned and destroyed by the Greek soldiers.

• The city was saved by the Trojan warriors.

• The city gates were permanently closed.