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Iliad

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of The Iliad?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Bart

c)

Homer

d)

Moses

2.

Who did Paris give the golden apple?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Demeter

3.

Who was the fairest lady in Greece - the face that launched one thousand ships?

a)

Helen

b)

Frances

c)

Paris

d)

Troy

4.
Who was Helen's husband?
a)
Paris
b)
Hector
c)
Agamemnon
d)
Menelaus
5.

Who is Hector?

a)

The greatest of all Trojan warriors

b)

The greatest of all Macedonian warriors

c)

The greatest of all Greek warriors

d)

The greatest of all Persian warriors

6.

Who is Achilles?

a)

The greatest historian in the world who fought against the Trojans

b)

The greatest philosopher in the world who fought against the Trojans

c)

The greatest warrior in the world who fought against the Trojans

d)

The greatest king in the world who fought against the Trojans

7.

Who stole Helen's heart and took her from her husband?

a)

Menelaus

b)

Odysseus

c)

Paris

d)

a cyclops

8.

How long has the Trojan war been going on? Where are the Greeks located?

a)

11 years; Outside of Athens

b)

7 years; Outside of Macedonia

c)

10 years; Outside of Troy

d)

8 years; Outside of Greece

9.

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

a)

Achilles

b)

Hector

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Odysseus

10.

What does Agamemnon do to Achilles that makes Achilles angry?

a)

Agamemnon takes a lady, Briseis, from Achilles

b)

Agamemnon takes a sword from Achilles

c)

Agamemnon takes the throne from Achilles

d)

Agamemnon takes the army from Achilles

11.

Why was Achilles mostly invunerable?

a)

His mom, Thetis, dipped him into the river Styx.

b)

His dad, King Peleus, was immortal and a god.

c)

Achilles earned his invunerability for being a great fighter.

d)

Achillies prayed to Zeus and was granted healing powers.

12.

What does Achilles do to get back at Agamemnon?

a)

Achilles decides to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)

b)

Achilles refuses to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)

c)

Achilles refuses to be defeated and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)

d)

Achilles defends Greece and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)

13.

Why does Achilles finally rejoin the war?

a)

To avenge Patroclus's death

b)

To avenge Hephaestus's death

c)

To avenge Agamemnon's death

d)

To avenge Apollo's death

14.

Who came up with the idea to build the wooden horse? Who won the war?

a)

Achilles; Greeks

b)

Hector; Trojans

c)

Priam; Trojans

d)

Odysseus; Greeks

15.

Where is Achilles weak spot?

a)

leg

b)

head

c)

heel

d)

arm

16.

Are you enjoying the story so far?

a)

yes, I love it so far

b)

yeah, it's pretty cool

c)

kind of, I'm a little confused

d)

not really, it's boring to me