WorksheetsThe Iliad Book 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
At the start of Book 3, the Trojans are likened to which creatures?
eagles
wolves
cranes
sparrows
Who challenged the best men of the Greeks to fight him?
Hector
Agamemnon
Menelaus
Paris
What does Hector accuse Paris of being?
a lily-livered coward
a sex-crazed seducer
a good-looking mummy's boy
a prancing ninny
Who brings the news about the duel to Helen?
Iris
Athene
Apollo
Hermes
The old men on the tower are likened to which creatures?
cows
cats
cranes
cicadas
Who invites Helen to sit with him?
Menelaus
Priam
Helenus
Glaucus
Who is the first Greek that Helen is asked to identify?
Menelaus
Odysseus
Nestor
Agamemnon
Who would you have taken for "a surly or simply stupid fellow" before you heard him speak?
Odysseus
Paris
Priam
Menelaus
Whose lot jumps out of the helmet first before the duel?
Menelaus
Paris
Who throws the first spear in the duel?
Menelaus
Paris
Who are Castor and Pollux?
Sons of Priam
Friends of Odysseus
Sons of Atreus
Brothers of Helen
By what does Menelaus drag Paris?
The chin strap on his helmet
The crest of his helmet
His scabbard
His feet
Who rescues Paris by carrying him off in a mist?
Aphrodite
Athene
Apollo
Artemis
How does Paris' rescuer appear to Helen
As a goddess
As her sister-in-law
As Hecabe
As a wool-worker
How does Helen greet her husband?
She takes him by the knees
She hugs him
She says she wishes he'd been killed
She slaps him upside the head
How does Helen react to being manipulated by Aphrodite?
She's ashamed
She cries
She begs for forgiveness
She's sassy
What does Aphrodite say that Paris looks like he's come from, rather than the battlefield?
The dance floor
The pub
His bed
A temple
How does Helen recognise Aphrodite?
She says her name
Her exotic hairdo
Her desirable breasts
The smell of ambrosia
What does Paris suggest that he and Helen should do now?
Have a bath
Sleep together
Have a nice chat
Have a kebab
At the end of Book 3, who is prowling through the ranks like a wild beast?
Paris
Hector
Agamemnon
Menelaus
