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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
The name of the god of war is
a)
Hermês
b)
Poseidon
c)
Arês
d)
Hêphaistos
e)
Zeus
2.
Which of the following literary devices is best described as an extended comparison of two complex concepts?
a)
apostrophe
b)
epithet
c)
structural irony
d)
dactylic hexameter
e)
epic simile
3.
As the poem begins, the Trojan War has been going on for
a)
ten days
b)
nine years
c)
six months
d)
two weeks
e)
24- Hours
4.
The poem ends with the funeral of
a)
Hektor
b)
Akhilleus
c)
Patróklos
d)
Aías
e)
Aineías
5.
Zeus initially agrees to help the Trojans in the war as a favor to
a)
Aléxandros
b)
Hêra
c)
Priam
d)
Thetis
e)
Athêna
6.
When Akhilleus criticizes Agamémnon for rejecting the ransom of Khrysêis, Agamémnon takes
a)
Brisêis
b)
his shield
c)
his ships
d)
Hékabê
e)
Helen
7.
Andrómakhê and Hektor are reunited
a)
on the battlefield
b)
by the river Xánthos
c)
on the wall of Troy
d)
in Greece
e)
in Priam’s courtyard
8.
Hêphaistos is the god of
a)
love
b)
the harvest
c)
the sea
d)
metalworking
e)
wisdom
9.
The armor that Patróklos wears onto the battlefield belongs to
a)
himself
b)
Akhilleus.
c)
Zeus
d)
Hêphaistos
e)
Agamémnon
10.
When Diomêdês attacks Aphrodítê,
a)
he wounds her hand
b)
she banishes him from the battle
c)
Apollo praises him
d)
the other Akhaians run away
e)
Zeus kills him
11.
The poem opens with an invocation to
a)
Akhilleus
b)
the Muses
c)
the Graces
d)
Helen
e)
Homer
12.
Zeus hesitates to kill Sarpêdôn because
a)
Sarpêdôn is Hera’s son
b)
Sarpêdôn is his son
c)
Sarpêdôn is the defender of the Akhaians
d)
Sarpêdôn is the friend of Glaukos
e)
Sarpêdôn is destined to be the king of Troy.
13.
In the battle of the gods
a)
Apollo wounds Poseidon
b)
Aphrodítê is the referee
c)
Hêra humiliates Artemis
d)
Hêra humiliates Poseidon
e)
Arês throws Xánthos to the ground
14.
What does Helen feel toward Aléxandros?
a)
shame
b)
awe
c)
love
d)
respect
e)
revulsion
15.
Whom or what does Agamémnon blame for his mistake at the beginning of the poem?
a)
his brother
b)
Patróklos
c)
Zeus and Fate
d)
himself
e)
Khrysêis and Brisêis
16.
When Diomêdês and Odysseus meet Dólon, the Trojan scout, on their night raid, they
a)
escort him back to the Trojan camp
b)
kill him
c)
ignore him
d)
bring him to Agamémnon
e)
take him as a prisoner of war
17.
Whom does Hêra persuade to help her distract Zeus?
a)
Night
b)
Apollo
c)
Diomêdês
d)
Sleep
e)
Iris
18.
Which legendary hero was loved by Zeus, but detested by Hêra
a)
Agamémnon
b)
Atreus
c)
Idómeneus
d)
Hêrakles
e)
Nestor
19.
When Priam and Hékabê see Hektor standing outside the gates, waiting for Akhilleus, they
a)
send Aléxandros out to fetch him
b)
plead with him to come in
c)
give Helen back to Meneláos
d)
make a sacrifice to Athêna
e)
bid him farewell, knowing his death is imminent
20.
When Brisêis sees Patróklos, she
a)
weeps
b)
laughs
c)
is silent
d)
becomes enraged
e)
faints
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