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Homer and the Epic

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An EPIC SIMILE is a/n ---.
a)

simile that only talks about gods

b)

comparison between gods and men

c)

extended comparison that fills many lines of verse

d)

metaphor

2.
Which of the following is NOT  characteristic of Homer's poems?
a)

It was a well-known story.

b)

It had a steady rhythm.

c)

It repeated some passages.

d)

It was in Old English.

3.
Eris was the goddess of ---
a)
animals
b)
fruit
c)
discord
d)
weddings
4.
Eris was not invited to ---
a)
Mount Olympus
b)
the wedding of Peleus and Thetis
c)
the funeral of Perseus
d)
the wedding of Zeus and Hera
5.
Eris decided to get back at the gods by ---
a)
not sending a wedding gift
b)
throwing a golden apple on the gods' table
c)
making the music sound discordant
d)
setting the wedding hall on fire
6.
The inscription on the apple said: --
a)
To the Smartest
b)
All for One
c)
Revenge
d)
For the Fairest
7.
Which of the following was NOT one of the finalists for the golden apple?
a)
Demeter
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
8.
Whom did Zeus pick to act as judge in the contest?
a)

Poseidon

b)

himself

c)

A dog

d)

Paris

9.
Why did Paris choose Aphrodite?
a)
She gave him money.
b)
She flirted with him.
c)
She promised to give him the most beautiful woman on earth.
d)
He was in love with Aphrodite since childhood.
10.
Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, was married to---
a)

the King of the World

b)

the King of Sparta

c)

the King of Troy

d)

the Holy Roman Emperor

11.
When Helen runs off with Paris, Menelaus and the other kings ---.
a)
wage war on Troy
b)
cry about the unfairness
c)
decide to declare her dead
d)
divide up her money
12.
The action of the ILIAD begins in the --- year of the Trojan War.
a)

10th

b)

1st

c)

20th

d)

50th

13.

The leader of the combined Achaean army is ---.

a)

Kennedy

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Paris

d)

Zeus

14.
The greatest Achaean warrior Achilles refuses to continue fighting when ---.
a)

Agamemnon takes his war prize

b)

he loses his sword

c)

the Achaeans would not pay him

d)

his men did not listen to him

15.
Patroclus, Achilles' dear friend, puts on Achilles' armor and ---.
a)
leads the men in battle
b)
refuses to give it back
c)
decides to sell it
d)
ruins it
16.
Thinking that Patroclus is Achilles, --- kills him.
a)
Zeus
b)
Prince Hector
c)
Prince Charles
d)
Prince Paris
17.
Enraged, Achilles challenges Hector to ---.
a)
single combat
b)
a game of chess
c)
a race
d)
a pushup contest
18.
Hector knew about the prophecy that --would kill him.
a)
cholesterol
b)
Achilles
c)
his wife
d)
Agamemnon
19.
Which of the following is NOT one of Hector's reasons for fighting?
a)
He wants to win the top battle prize.
b)
He wants an honorable death.
c)
He wants his son to be proud of him.
d)
It is his duty to defend his family and city.
20.
Why does Achilles choose to fight?
a)
He wants to rule Troy.
b)
He is in love with Helen.
c)
He wants to die young and be famous.
d)
He plans to write a book about the war.
21.
The prophecy about Achilles' death was that he would die after ---.
a)
the war was over
b)
his parents
c)
Hector died
d)
the tenth year
22.

Achilles is killed when Paris ---.

a)

bribes his men to poison him

b)

cheats and stabs him in the back

c)

shoots him in the heel with an arrow

d)

stabs him in the heart with a knife

23.
The Trojan war is won by the  Achaeans when Odysseus ---.
a)
comes up with the plan of the giant horse.
b)
decides to call it quits
c)
sets fire to the walls of Troy
d)
gives the Trojans a golden horse
24.

Poseidon gets angry with Odysseus and sends him off-course. It takes Odysseus ___ years to get home.

a)

30

b)

2

c)

100

d)

10

25.
Who was considered the most beautiful human woman in the world?
a)
Hera
b)
Queen Penelope
c)
Helen of Sparta
d)
Aphrodite
26.
Who was the greatest warrior on the Trojan side?
a)
Hector
b)
Priam
c)
Paris
d)
John
27.

Who was the greatest warrior on the Achaean side?

a)

Hector

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Able

d)

Achilles

28.
Which of the following is NOT a theory about Homer?
a)
He was a slave.
b)
He was a Roman.
c)
Homer might have been a female.
d)
Several different poets with same name
29.
The poems ascribed to Homer were composed around --
a)
1865
b)
1 B.C.
c)
5000 B.C.
d)
700 B. C.
30.
Literature in Homer's time was usually ---
a)
written
b)
in sign language
c)
recited
d)
said in code
31.
What is an EPIC?
a)
a song about great success
b)
story about the life of a heroic person
c)
a poem about ordinary people
d)
a poem about the Greek poet Homer
32.
Homer's poems were composed during the --- Era.
a)
Mycenaean
b)
Roman
c)
Babylonian
d)
Stone Age
33.
The characters in the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY were ---.
a)

African

b)

Roman

c)

Italian

d)

Mycenaean

34.
The Mycenaean civilization existed around the years ---.
a)

early 1800's

b)

1500-1000 B.C.

c)

the 1980's

d)

1700-1800's

35.
The Mycenaean civilization happened during the --- Age.
a)

Bronze

b)

Ice

c)

Modern

d)

Steel

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