The Iliad Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Iliad Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Athena disguise herself as?
(a) A goddess.
(b) Helen.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A Trojan man.

2. What prevents Diomedes from killing Glaukos?
(a) They realize they are relatives.
(b) They realize they are on the same side.
(c) Their ancestors were friends.
(d) The gods interfere.

3. Nestor reminds the men that they have not accomplished what goal?
(a) Reclaiming Helen.
(b) Conquering Troy.
(c) Bringing glory to their king.
(d) Siezing the treasures of Troy.

4. Where is the eagle injured?
(a) Chest and throat.
(b) Neck and stomach.
(c) Head and chest.
(d) Chest and neck.

5. Who does Hector pray to for his son to be a great ruler?
(a) Ares.
(b) Athena.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

6. What does Patroclus do for the wound of Eurypylos?
(a) Washes it, stops the flow of blood, and gives bitter root to ease the pain.
(b) Washes it, stops the flow of blood, and bandages it.
(c) Washes it, gives bitter root to ease the pain, and bandages it.
(d) Washes it, stops the flow of blood, gives bitter root to ease the pain, and bandages it.

7. When do the Trojans finally break through the wall?
(a) When Hector leads them.
(b) When the wall collapses.
(c) When their horses break it down.
(d) When they see the eagle.

8. How do Diomedes and Glaukos seal their friendship?
(a) By trading armor.
(b) By trading swords.
(c) By trading horses.
(d) By praying together to the gods.

9. Who demands that the Trojans concede victory to the Greeks and return Helen?
(a) Priam.
(b) Menelaus
(c) Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon.

10. Who are the two beautiful women that are captured as war prizes?
(a) Chryseis and Briseis.
(b) Atheanna and Kristianna.
(c) Charmis and Braeisis.
(d) Olysis and Banalis.

11. The book opens during what year of the Trojan War?
(a) The fifth year.
(b) The tenth year.
(c) The eleventh year.
(d) The first year.

12. What is the eagle carrying when it appears as a sign as the Trojans are trying to cross the ditch on foot?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A red snake.
(d) A deer.

13. What does Diomedes say to his companions?
(a) That they should back down because the gods will curse them.
(b) That they should back down because the gods are assisting their enemies.
(c) That they should back down because the gods want Helen to go back home.
(d) That they should back down because the gods will make the weather bad for fighting.

14. What frightens Hector's son?
(a) The noise of his armor.
(b) The plume on his helmet.
(c) His sword.
(d) The sounds of battle.

15. Agamemnon's offer to Achilles is meant to do what?
(a) Get Achilles to come back and fight for the Greeks.
(b) Get Achilles to bring the gods onto the side of the Greeks.
(c) Get Achilles to forgive Agamemnon.
(d) Get Achilles to not fight for the Trojans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men gather down by their vessels at the end of Book 2?

2. Why does Andromache not want Hector to go back to the battle?

3. What is the response of the god to Hera's request for him to help the Greeks?

4. Who is urging Paris to return to the battlefield?

5. Where do the Greeks retreat to?

(see the answer keys)

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