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The Iliad: Book III Quiz 2

Pregunta 1 de 9

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As Menelaus strode towards Paris to take up his challenge to single combat, what did he seem like?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • a snake

  • a hungry lion

  • a carpenter with an axe

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 9

1

What was Helen doing when Iris, disguised as Laodice, came to her palace?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • weaving

  • taking a bath

  • admiring herself in a mirror

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 9

1

When Helen is answering Priam's questions as they look out at the Greek army, which Greek leader reminds him of a fleecy ram controlling a huge flock of sheep?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Agamemnon

  • Ajax

  • Idomeneus

  • Odysseus

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 9

1

When the duel began, Paris was soon in difficulty. Caused by what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Menelaus' spear

  • Menelaus' sword

  • The chinstrap on his helmet

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 9

1

What does Paris do when he sees Menelaus step down from his chariot on the battlefield?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • He hides among the Trojan troops

  • He draws his sword

  • He asks the gods to protect him

  • He shouts insults at Menelaus

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 9

1

Who says: "Now listen to me, since my pain is paramount in all this. It may be that the Greeks and Trojans can at last call it quits. We've had enough suffering from this quarrel of mine that Paris began." ?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Menelaus

  • Hektor

  • Agamemnon

  • Helen

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 9

1

What scene is Helen weaving on the loom?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The trials that the Trojans and Greeks have suffered

  • The death of Paris

  • Zeus in his glory

  • The founding of Troy

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 9

1

When Paris returns from the battlefield, what does Helen first say to him?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • That she is happy he is alive.

  • That she is ready to go home.

  • That he should have died in battle.

  • The he is her real hero.

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 9

1

At the end of Book III, why do Agamemnon and the Greeks cheer?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Because Menelaus won the combat.

  • Because the war is over.

  • Because Paris won the battle.

  • Because they can go home now.

Explicación