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The Iliad: Book III Quiz 2

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A very short quiz on Book III
Anita Thomer
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Question 1

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As Menelaus strode towards Paris to take up his challenge to single combat, what did he seem like?
Answer
  • a snake
  • a hungry lion
  • a carpenter with an axe

Question 2

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What was Helen doing when Iris, disguised as Laodice, came to her palace?
Answer
  • weaving
  • taking a bath
  • admiring herself in a mirror

Question 3

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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?
Answer
  • Agamemnon
  • Ajax
  • Idomeneus
  • Odysseus

Question 4

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When the duel began, Paris was soon in difficulty. Caused by what?
Answer
  • Menelaus' spear
  • Menelaus' sword
  • The chinstrap on his helmet

Question 5

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What does Paris do when he sees Menelaus step down from his chariot on the battlefield?
Answer
  • He hides among the Trojan troops
  • He draws his sword
  • He asks the gods to protect him
  • He shouts insults at Menelaus

Question 6

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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." ?
Answer
  • Menelaus
  • Hektor
  • Agamemnon
  • Helen

Question 7

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What scene is Helen weaving on the loom?
Answer
  • The trials that the Trojans and Greeks have suffered
  • The death of Paris
  • Zeus in his glory
  • The founding of Troy

Question 8

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

Question 9

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At the end of Book III, why do Agamemnon and the Greeks cheer?
Answer
  • Because Menelaus won the combat.
  • Because the war is over.
  • Because Paris won the battle.
  • Because they can go home now.
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