Iliad Study Guide

1. Achilles is the son of

• Thetis and Peleus
• Aphrodite and Patroclus
• Thetis and Zeus
• Chryseis and Agamemnon

2. In Book 1, Apollo brings plague on the Achaeans because

• Troy is Apollo's birthplace
• Achilles insults Leto's beauty
• Menelaus plunders Apollo's temple
• Agamemnon mistreats a priest of Apollo

3. In Book 1, Achilles is stopped from killing Agamemnon by

• Pallas Athena
• Hector
• Zeus
• Odysseus

4. Achilles asks Thetis to prevail on Zeus to

• make the Achaeans lose as long as Achilles does not fight
• grant the Achaeans victory through the deception of the Trojan Horse
• protect Patroclus
• destroy Troy with an earthquake

5. Three gods have a particularly strong hatred for Troy. Who are they?

• Hera, Poseidon, and Athena
• Zeus, Athena, and Apollo
• Hera, Poseidon, and Artemis
• Zeus, Aphrodite, and Apollo

6. The Trojan War was caused by

• Troy's monopoly of the spice trade
• Agamemnon's abduction of Chryseis
• Paris' abduction of Helen
• the fight over who would possess the jewel-studded Trojan horse

7. Who is the first Achaean warrior Athena aids in battle?

• Hector
• Ajax
• Diomedes
• Meriones

8. Who is Achilles' most beloved companion?

• Hector
• Nestor
• Patroclus
• Diomedes

9. Which two Achaeans go on the night raid in Book 10?

• Agamemnon and Odysseus
• Ajax and Odysseus
• Diomedes and Odysseus
• Achilles and Patroclus

10. Which of these gods is the most consistent helper of the Trojans?

• Athena
• Apollo
• Artemis
• Poseidon