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Book 1 The Iliad ~Rage of Achilles

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Iliad was written by

a)

Hector

b)

Horace

c)

Homer

d)

Herodotus

2.

King of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon

a)

Menelaus

b)

Atreus

c)

Hector

d)

Priam

3.

Agamemnon has spurned ________________'s priest?

a)

Hector

b)

Apollo

c)

Zeus

4.

Agamemnon's war prize was?

a)

Chryseis

b)

Briseis

c)

Hereis

5.

Calchas is a?

a)

Blacksmith

b)

Warrior

c)

Prophet

6.

Athena came from Mount _________________?

a)

Olympus

b)

Victorious

c)

Calchas

7.

The war that is the setting of The Illiad is the __________ war?

a)

Achillean

b)

Trojan

c)

Apollonian

8.

Who caused the Trojan War?

a)

Helen

b)

Zeus

c)

Odysseus

9.

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 Greek warrior in the world who fought against the Trojans

d)

The greatest king in the world who fought against the Trojans

10.

Which god did the priest who Agamemnon insulted worship?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Hades

d)

Poseidon

11.

When Achilles asks why Apollo is angry, how does Calchas, the seer, respond?

a)

Apollo is angry that the Greeks have not overrun Troy and looted it.

b)

Apollo is angry that Agamemnon has allowed the Trojans to win so many battles.

c)

Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest by refusing to return the priest's daughter, Chryseis.

d)

Apollo is angry that Achilles has not slain Agamemnon yet.

12.

After Agamemnon decides to return Chryseis to stop the plague upon the Greek camp, 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

13.

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