Question

I'll give a medal can some check my test on the Iliad

Answer 1

Which do modern experts believe to be true of Homer?


A.
He was the sole inventor of all the stories he told.


B.
He learned the stories he told from the Greek philosopher Socrates.


C.
He neither believed nor enjoyed the stories he told.


D.
He based the stories he told on other tales and legends of ancient Greece.
i think D

Answer 2

Which best describes the climax of the Iliad?



A.
Achilles enters the battle to avenge Patroclus's death.


B.
Agamemnon and Achilles argue over how to divide the spoils of war.


C.
Achilles chases Hector and finally kills him with his spear.


D.
Odysseus and Ajax try to convince Achilles to help the Greeks.
i think A

Answer 3

In the Iliad, what important theme do the images on Achilles's shield represent?



A.
Faith, trust, and loyalty are qualities that can make one a legend.


B.
All must do the best they can with the time they are given in life.


C.
Friendship matters more than one's anger or wounded pride.


D.
No one can protect those whom the gods have cursed.
i think B

Answer 4

In the Odyssey, why does Eurycleia wash the feet of the beggar?



A.
The beggar reminds her of Odysseus, and she suspects that it is him.


B.
She thinks that perhaps the beggar is her long-lost husband, Achilles.


C.
The beggar threatens to hurt her if she doesn't wash his feet.


D.
She wants to impress Penelope with her kindness to the stranger.
i think D

Answer 5

What is the only part of Achilles's body that is vulnerable?


A.
his elbow


B.
his heel


C.
his heart


D.
his wrist
i think B

Answer 6

In the Odyssey, why is Telemachus troubled when he is first visited by Athena, who is disguised as "one who would be a captain among soldiers"?



A.


His father has been gone for twenty years, and many men are now feasting in his father's house and trying to woo his mother.


B.
His mother, Penelope, has remarried and forgotten his father, who has been gone for many years.


C.
He briefly believes that the disguised Athena is actually his father, who seems unable to remember him.


D.
He wants to go in search of his father, who has been gone for many years, but he has been commanded by Zeus to remain at home.
i think A

Answer 7

In the Odyssey, which best describes Argos?



A.
devoted


B.
prophetic


C.
proud


D.
compassionate
i think D

Answer 8

oops i mean A

Answer 9

In the Odyssey, which character demonstrates tremendous devotion to Odysseus?



A.
Poseidon


B.
Aeolus


C.
Penelope


D.
Circe
i think C

Answer 10

What ancient Greek value does Eumaeus demonstrate when he meets Odysseus, who appears to be a wandering beggar?


A.
devotion


B.
strength


C.
hospitality


D.
pride
i think A

Answer 11

Which best describes the conflict and resolution between Laocoön and the Trojans?


A.
Laocoön argues that, since the Greeks are their enemies, the Trojans must not trust them, so the Trojans allow the wooden horse to be devoured by sea serpents.


B.
Laocoön encourages the Trojans to bring the wooden horse into Troy, but the Trojans refuse because they believe the story he tells about his escape from the Greeks is false.


C.
Laocoön wants to knock down part of the wall that surrounds Troy to make it easier to get the horse inside, but the Trojans think that he is working for the Greeks and trying to trick them, so they refuse.


D.
Laocoön tells the Trojans not to bring the wooden horse into Troy, but Poseidon sends a sea serpent that devours him and his sons, so the Trojans do not heed his advice.
i think D

Answer 12

What is Penelope's web?


A.
a shroud that Odysseus's wife weaves by day and unweaves by night


B.
the plan that Odysseus develops to trick the Cyclops and escape from his cave


C.
a cloak that Hector's wife makes for her husband to wear for protection


D.
the spell that an enchantress casts on Odysseus's men to turn them into pigs
i think B

Answer 13

According to the ancient Greeks, what does a truly great character do?


A.
make peace with one's enemies to end violence


B.
defy the gods when the gods are wrong


C.
show the proper courtesy to others


D.
value one's family over one's country
i think c

Answer 14

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Answer 15

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Answer 16

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