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The Iliad Book 3

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two characters are set to duel?

a)

Paris

b)

Menelaus

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Hector

2.

What will be the prize for the winner of the duel?

a)

They will win the war.

b)

They will win Helen and her wealth.

c)

They will win fame and glory.

d)

They will choose the next king.

3.

What does Paris do when he learns who he will face?

a)

He runs away

b)

He praises Zeus

c)

He prays to Aphrodite

d)

He asks Hector to take his place

4.

How does Hector encourage Paris to fight?

a)

Hector insults Paris.

b)

Hector gives Paris a pep talk.

c)

Hector offers to do it for him.

d)

None of these.

5.

Who invites Helen to sit with them?

a)

Paris

b)

Priam

c)

Menelaus

d)

The old men of Troy

6.

Priam blames Helen for the war.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Priam blames the gods for the war.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY:

The main action of Book 3 is interrupted in order to

a)
resolve a conflict
b)

tell the audience about characters

c)

create suspense

d)
provide background information or introduce a subplot
9.

A homeric simile

a)

is 4-6 lines long

b)

compares something to a natural event

c)

inserts poetry and meaning into the action

d)

all of these

10.

Helen no longer cares for her first husband.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Priam looks forward to the duel.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

wily, master of tricks and clever devices

a)

Odysseus

b)

Ajax

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Idomeneus

13.

Daughter of Zeus / long-robed

a)

Helen

b)

Hecuba

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Athene

14.

shield of the Achaeans

a)

Odysseus

b)

Ajax

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Idomeneus

15.

What happens to Menelaus's sword during the duel?

a)
It gets stolen
b)
It gets lost
c)
It gets dulled
d)
It breaks
16.

How does the duel end?

a)

Paris wins

b)

Menelaus wins

c)

A god intervenes

d)

It is a tie

17.

Helen is proud of Paris

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Trojans have no love for Paris

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How does Helen feel about her life choices?

a)

She is happy and satisfied with her life

b)

She regrets her choices

20.

Who saves Paris during the duel?

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Helen

d)

Hera

21.

laughter-loving / golden / fair

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Athena

c)

Hera

d)

Briseis

22.

father of Hector and Paris / "great"

a)

Priam

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Nestor

d)

Zeus

23.

father of Hector and Paris / "great"

a)

Priam

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Nestor

d)

Zeus

24.

Sea Nymph / Mother of Achilles

a)

Thetis

b)

Chryseis

c)

Iris

d)

Andromache

25.

Greatest Trojan warrior / son of Priam

a)

Hector

b)

Paris

c)

Deiphobus

d)

Ajax

26.

King of Sparta / Helen's first husband

a)

Menelaus

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Achilles

d)

Odysseus