WorksheetsThe Iliad - Book 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is the goddess of discord?
Eris
Athena
Hera
Aphrodite
What is another name for the Greeks?
The Achaeans
The Geeks
The Islanders
The Archaics
Who is Helen, daughter of Zeus and Leda?
She is the goddess of beauty
She is the most beautiful woman in the world and sister to Achilles
The most beautiful woman in the world and wife to Menelaus, King of Sparta
The most beautiful woman in the world and wife to Agamemnon, King of Mycenae
Who was the greatest warrior in all of Greece?
Agamemnon
Achilles
Paris
Hector
In what year of the Trojan War does the story of The Iliad start?
Year 5
At the end of the war
Year 1
Year 10
What is the name of the priest of Apollo that Agamemnon wronged?
Zeus
Calchas
Chryses
Christies
What does Agamemnon do to Achilles that makes Achilles angry?
Agamemnon refuses to fight in battle.
Agamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles.
Agamemnon steals Achilles' favorite armor.
Agamemnon insults Achilles' mother.
What is the name of the goddess that stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?
Hera
Artemis
Aphrodite
Athena
What does Achilles swear he will not do?
He will not fight in the war for Agamemnon
He will not make an offering to Athena
He will not return to Troy without Helen
He will not fight against Hector
Which goddess asks Zeus to intervene in the Trojan war?
Artemis
Hera
Thetis
Athena
