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Final Exam

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the author of the "Iliad"

a)

Hesiod

b)

Aeschylus

c)

Homer

d)

Euripides

2.

Which of the following are related to the "Iliad"?

a)

It tells the story about the Greek Leader Agamemnon.

b)

It focuses on Paris, one of the princes of Troy.

c)

It covers a few days during the Trojan War.

d)

It tells the story of the last year of the Trojan War fought between the city of Troy and the Greeks.

e)

It tells about the story of the Greeks gods who are not invited to the wedding of Achilles' mother.

3.

Who was dubbed as the "discovery of Troy"?

a)

Heinrich Schliemann

b)

Tyndareus Sibierius

c)

Augustus Commodus

d)

Julius Ceasar

4.

Whose wedding begins the whole set of the Trojan War?

a)

Peleus and Thetis

b)

Zeus and Hera

c)

Theseus and Ariadne

d)

Achilles and Briseis

5.

Which of the following are true about Helen?

a)

She was the daughter of Tyndareus, king of Sparta.

b)

She was the daughter of Zeus and Leda.

c)

She was the sibling of Pollux and Castor.

d)

She was born in a form of an egg.

e)

She married to Agamemnon, king of Mycenae.

6.

Who was the one god not invited to the wedding?

a)

Hekate, the goddess of witchcraft

b)

Hades, the god of the Underworld

c)

Eris, the goddess of discord

d)

Hera, the goddess of marriage

7.

What was thrown in the midst of the wedding?

a)

A golden mango inscribed "for the king of the heaven"

b)

A golden scepter inscribed "for the bravest"

c)

A golden sword inscribed "for the greases hero"

d)

A golden apple inscribed "for the fairest"

8.

Who were the three goddesses who wished to be named the most beautiful?

a)

Hecuba, Hekate, Hera

b)

Aphrodite, Hera, Athena

c)

Aphrodite, Ares, Aurora

d)

Aphrodite, Artemis, Demeter

9.

Who did Zeus assign to settle the argument about the golden apple?

a)

Hector

b)

Paris

c)

Priam

d)

Hecuba

10.

What bribe did Paris accept when choosing the most beautiful?

a)

Great wisdom

b)

Great political power

c)

Victory in battle

d)

The most beautiful (mortal) woman in the world

11.

Who was Helen's husband?

a)

Menelaus, king of Sparta

b)

Odysseus, king of Ithaca

c)

Agamemnon, king of Mycenae

d)

Priam, king of Troy

12.

Who was Menelaus' brother, and the leader of the Achaeans?

a)

Agamemnon, king of Mycenae

b)

Theseus, king of Athens

c)

Achilles, king of the Myrmidons

d)

Odysseus, king of Ithaca

13.

Who was Agamemnon's wife, the sister of Helen?

a)

Hecuba

b)

Clytemnestra

c)

Andromache

d)

Thetis

14.

Who was the "cleverest" of all the Greeks?

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Hector

d)

Ajax the Greater

15.

Who was called "swift-footed"?

a)

Hector

b)

Patroclus

c)

Ajax

d)

Achilles

16.

How did Thetis try to make her son invincible?

a)

She dropped him into the flames of Hades.

b)

She dipped him in the River Styx.

c)

She gave him ambrosia and nectar to drink every night.

d)

She asked Zeus to make him a god.

17.

What did Agamemnon have to do before his army could leave for Troy?

a)

Pray to the gods three days and three nights

b)

Sacrifice Iphigenia, his daughter

c)

Sacrifice a cow

d)

Devour a mother sparrow

18.

Which of the following statements are true about Hector?

a)

He married to Helen and had a son named Telemachus.

b)

He married to Andromache and had a son named Astyanax.

c)

His parents included Priam and Hecuba.

d)

He had 50 sons and 14 daughters.

e)

He was the prince of Ithaca, famous for his cunning.

19.

Who were the king and queen of Troy?

a)

Hector and Andromache

b)

Agamemnon and Clytemnestra

c)

Achilles and Patroclus

d)

Priam and Hecuba

20.

Who was the Prince of Troy and the greatest Trojan Warrior?

a)

Paris

b)

Hector

c)

Peleus

d)

Nestor

21.

How long did the Trojan War last?

a)

10 years

b)

10 months

c)

20 years

d)

20 months

22.

The story of the Iliad began with the quarrel of which two Greek characters?

a)

Menelaus and Paris

b)

Achilles and Agamemnon

c)

Odysseus and Poseidon

d)

Ajax the Greater and Ajax the Lesser

23.

Who killed Patroclus?

a)

Paris

b)

Hector

c)

Achilles

d)

Priam

24.

How was Priam killed?

a)

Neoptolemus butchered him.

b)

Zeus killed him.

c)

Hector stabbed him with his sword.

d)

He was thrown from the walls of Troy.

25.

How did Achilles die?

a)

He was fatally wounded in the heel by an arrow.

b)

He was slain by Heracle's sword.

c)

He was thrown from the walls of the city of Troy.

d)

Athena drove him mad and he killed himself.

26.

What did Achilles do to Hector's body?

a)

Respectfully burned it

b)

Tried to eat it

c)

Dragged it behind his chariot

d)

Drowned in the River Styx.

27.

Who was killed by a great serpent sent by the gods?

a)

Cassandra

b)

Laocoon

c)

Helenus

d)

Neoptolemus

28.

Who was 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

29.

Who was 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

30.

What did Agamemnon do to Achilles that made him furious and refused to fight anymore?

a)

Agamemnon took Briseis from Achilles.

b)

Agamemnon took a weapon from Achilles.

c)

Agamemnon took the throne from Achilles.

d)

Agamemnon took the army from Achilles.

31.

Why did Achilles finally rejoin the war?

a)

To avenge Patroclus' death

b)

To avenge Hephaestus' death

c)

To avenge Agamemnon's death

d)

To avenge Apollo's death

32.

How did Apollo punish the Greek army?

a)

He sent the plaque to the Greeks.

b)

He stole Agamemnon's concubines.

c)

He slain the cattle of the Greek army.

d)

He sent the flood to the Greek army.

33.

Paris had a sister who could tell the future, but __________.

a)

she was deaf

b)

she was not believed

c)

she was locked in tower

d)

she could not speak

34.

Who was hidden, disguised as a girl by his mother?

a)

Achilles

b)

Paris

c)

Hector

d)

Ajax

35.

Who brought the news of Patroclus' death to Achilles?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Neoptolemus

c)

Nestor

d)

Antiochus

36.

Why did people think Patroclus was Achilles?

a)

He was a twin of Achilles.

b)

He wore Achilles' armor.

c)

The goddess Athena cast a spell.

d)

No one had ever seen Achilles' face.

37.

Whose idea was The Trojan Horse?

a)

Achilles

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Menelaus

d)

Odysseus

38.

What happened when Agamemnon returned to Greece?

a)

He received a parade.

b)

He married to Helen.

c)

He was blinded by the gods.

d)

He was killed by his wife.

39.

Who of the following gave warning about the horse?

a)

Cassandra

b)

Chris's

c)

Helenus

d)

Laocoon

e)

Briseis

40.

Who was left behind by the Greeks to ensure that the wooden horse was taken into the city?

a)

Sinon

b)

Odysseus

c)

Nestor

d)

Philoctetes

41.

Which two heroes tried to dodge the Trojan expedition?

a)

Menelaus

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Achilles

d)

Peleus

e)

Odysseus

42.

Who was the ill-fated son of Hector?

a)

Astyanax

b)

Paris

c)

Iphigenia

d)

Diomedes

43.

Which of the following were the two fates of Achilles?

a)

Long and obscure life at home

b)

Glorious victory in battles

c)

Great king of Myrmidons

d)

Long life with 50 sons and 50 daughters

e)

Glorious death in battle

44.

Who of the following were the Greek leaders?

a)

Menelaus

b)

Aeneas

c)

Diomedes

d)

Nestor

e)

Sarpedon

45.

Which of the following did Odysseus defeat in a contest for the armor of Achilles?

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Hector

c)

Ajax

d)

Diomedes

46.

From whom was the Trojan royal house descended?

a)

Iasion

b)

Ganymede

c)

Dardanus

d)

Daedalus

47.

Which hero might have been greater than his father if he had had a different father?

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Aeneas

d)

Jason

48.

Where did the Greeks gather before setting out for Troy?

a)

Mycenae

b)

Athens

c)

Thessaly

d)

Aulis

49.

Which goddess prevented the Greeks from spilling to Troy because Agamemnon shot her stag?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Demeter

c)

Hera

d)

Artemis

50.

Who did the Greeks leave on the island of Lemnos because of his noisome wound to his foot from a snake bite?

a)

Ajax

b)

Hercules

c)

Philoctetes

d)

Sinon

51.

Who was the first Greek to be killed after the Greeks landed at Troy?

a)

Protesilaus

b)

Laodamia

c)

Nestor

d)

Heracles

52.

With whom did Odysseus make a secret mission inside of Troy to capture the Palladium?

a)

Ajax

b)

Diomedes

c)

Menelaus

d)

Helenus

53.

What did Hecuba dream she gave birth to before the actual birth of Paris?

a)

a snake

b)

a fury

c)

a firebrand

d)

a panther

54.

Which god led Priam to the tent of Achilles?

a)

Apollo

b)

Hera

c)

Hermes

d)

Athena

55.

What was the fate of Ajax?

a)

He fell on his own sword.

b)

He drowned.

c)

He was shot with a poisonous arrow.

d)

He was stoned to death.

56.

Where is currently the site of ancient Troy?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Thessaly, Greece

c)

Hissarlik, Turkey

d)

Rome, Italy

57.

Who discovered that Odysseus was just pretending to be crazy?

a)

Lycomedes

b)

Hermione

c)

Palamedes

d)

Aeneas

58.

Where was Paris left to die of exposure when he was the infant?

a)

Mt. Ida

b)

Mt. Olympus

c)

Mt.Thessaly

d)

Crete

59.

Who had a prophesy that Hector would die?

a)

Laodamia

b)

Andromache

c)

Cassandra

d)

Hecuba

60.

Who was Telemachus?

a)

He was the son of Odysseus and Penelope.

b)

He educated Achilles to be the greatest warrior in the world.

c)

He was a Trojan seer who didn't believe in gods.

d)

He was the only Greek warrior who didn't join the Trojan war.

61.

To avoid joining the Greek, what did Odysseus do?

a)

He was bitten in the foot by a snake.

b)

He prayed to Apollo asking him for mercy.

c)

He pretended to go insane, sowing salt instead of seeds.

d)

He disguised himself as a woman working in the farm.

62.

How many Trojan captives were killed by Achilles in honor of Patroclus's funeral?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

63.

How many year did Odysseus take to home?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

14

64.

After the fall of Troy, what happened to Cassandra?

a)

She could escape before the city of Troy was burned down.

b)

She became the slave and concubine of Agamemnon.

c)

She was killed by Aegisthus and Clytemnestra.

d)

She was taken to Egypt by Neoptolemus.

65.

Who told Odysseus about the conditions that must be fulfilled before the capture of Troy?

a)

Astyanax

b)

Neoptolemus

c)

Helenus

d)

Cassandra

66.

Before the Trojan War even started, who kidnapped Helen from her husband?

a)

Theseus

b)

Herakles

c)

Menelaus

d)

Paris

67.

Before Paris met Helen, he fell in love with a nymph at Mt. Ida. What was her name?

a)

Ganymede

b)

Daphnis

c)

Hermione

d)

Oenone

68.

Who was Helen's mother?

a)

Leda

b)

Thetis

c)

Hecuba

d)

Andromache

69.

From whom did Philoctetes receive the poisonous arrows?

a)

Theseus

b)

Herakles

c)

Perseus

d)

Bellophron

70.

Who educated Achilles?

a)

Peleus and Chiron

b)

Menelaus and Agamemnon

c)

Patroclus and Peleus

d)

Theseus and Odysseus